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

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

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

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

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

DESCRIPTION:No. 63557
Mineral:Dolomite var. Cobaltian Dolomite with Malachite
Locality:Kakanda Mine, 150 km NW of Lubumbashi, Katanga Copperbelt, Lualaba Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Description:Lustrous vivid pink cobalt-rich dolomite crystals to 4 mm with a group of fibrous green malachite crystals to 4 mm. Note: these specimens are often incorrectly labeled as cobaltian calcite, but analysis shows they are cobaltian dolomite. Ex. Mort Metersky collection
Overall Size:4.5x3x2 cm
Crystals:1-4 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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