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Cuprite with Chrysocolla from Mupine Mine, Kolwezi District, Katanga Copperbelt, Lualaba Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo

 
Cuprite with Chrysocolla from Mupine Mine, Kolwezi District, Katanga Copperbelt, Lualaba Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo

Cuprite with Chrysocolla from Mupine Mine, Kolwezi District, Katanga Copperbelt, Lualaba Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo

DESCRIPTION:No. 60838
Mineral:Cuprite with Chrysocolla
Locality:Mupine Mine, Kolwezi District, Katanga Copperbelt, Lualaba Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Description:Lustrous translucent dark-red cuprite crystals to 9 mm with pale-green chrysocolla in crevices. The cuprite crystals are octahedral form with dodecahedral edge faces on one of the crystals.
Overall Size:18x16x12 mm
Crystals:micro to 9 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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