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Dolomite var. Cobaltian with Malachite from Kakanda Mine, 150 km NW of Lubumbashi, Katanga Copperbelt, Lualaba Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo

 
Dolomite var. Cobaltian with Malachite from Kakanda Mine, 150 km NW of Lubumbashi, Katanga Copperbelt, Lualaba Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo

Dolomite var. Cobaltian with Malachite from Kakanda Mine, 150 km NW of Lubumbashi, Katanga Copperbelt, Lualaba Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo

DESCRIPTION:No. 56560
Mineral:Dolomite var. Cobaltian with Malachite
Locality:Kakanda Mine, 150 km NW of Lubumbashi, Katanga Copperbelt, Lualaba Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Description:Large (for this locality) transparent purple cobalt-rich dolomite crystals (frequently mislabeled as cobaltian calcite) to 3.5 mm with small hemispherical rosettes to 1 mm of transparent green malachite crystals.
Overall Size:4.5x3x2 cm
Crystals:micro to 3.5 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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