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Dolomite var. Cobaltoan with Malachite from Kolwezi Mining District, 240 km WNW of Lubumbashi, Katanga Copperbelt, Lualaba Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo

 
Dolomite var. Cobaltoan with Malachite from Kolwezi Mining District, 240 km WNW of Lubumbashi, Katanga Copperbelt, Lualaba Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo

Dolomite var. Cobaltoan with Malachite from Kolwezi Mining District, 240 km WNW of Lubumbashi, Katanga Copperbelt, Lualaba Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo

DESCRIPTION:No. 62104
Mineral:Dolomite var. Cobaltoan with Malachite
Locality:Kolwezi Mining District, 240 km WNW of Lubumbashi, Katanga Copperbelt, Lualaba Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Description:Colorful specimen of lustrous vivid pink-violet cobalt-rich dolomite crystals to 3 mm lining a cavity in matrix with minor green malachite. The pink color of the dolomite is caused by the cobalt impurities and are often mislabeled as Cobaltoan Calcite.
Overall Size:6.5x3.5x3 cm
Crystals:micro to 3 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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