AllMinerals/JohnBetts-FineMinerals > Online Mineral Museum Photographic Archive > Minerals from Democratic Republic of the Congo > Calcite var. Cobaltoan Calcite |
DESCRIPTION: | No. 59205 |
Mineral: | Calcite var. Cobaltoan Calcite |
Locality: | Mashamba West Mine, 13 km west of Kolwezi, Katanga Copperbelt, Lualaba Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo |
Description: | Lustrous transparent violet-colored cobalt-rich calcite crystals lining a shallow cavity in brown matrix. The calcite crystals are flattened rhombohedral form with deepest color in the outer zones of the crystals. |
Overall Size: | 6x4.5x3.5 cm |
Crystals: | 1-8 mm |
Archived: | For reference only |
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