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Calcite var. Cobaltian Dikuluwe Mine from Dikuluwe Mine, 155 WNW of Lubumbashi, Katanga Copperbelt, Lualaba Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo

 
Calcite var. Cobaltian Dikuluwe Mine from Dikuluwe Mine, 155 WNW of Lubumbashi, Katanga Copperbelt, Lualaba Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo

Calcite var. Cobaltian Dikuluwe Mine from Dikuluwe Mine, 155 WNW of Lubumbashi, Katanga Copperbelt, Lualaba Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo

Calcite var. Cobaltian Dikuluwe Mine from Dikuluwe Mine, 155 WNW of Lubumbashi, Katanga Copperbelt, Lualaba Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo

DESCRIPTION:No. 63585
Mineral:Calcite var. Cobaltian Dikuluwe Mine
Locality:Dikuluwe Mine, 155 WNW of Lubumbashi, Katanga Copperbelt, Lualaba Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Description:Lustrous 29 mm scalenohedral violet-pink cobalt-rich calcite crystal with two hemispherical groups to 5 mm of fibrous malachite crystals. The pink color of the calcite is caused by cobalt impurities and these are commonly labeled as cobaltian calcite. Ex. Mort Metersky collection
Overall Size:30x19x17 mm
Crystals:1-29 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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