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Malachite on Chrysocolla from Kolwezi Mining District, 240 km WNW of Lubumbashi, Katanga Copperbelt, Lualaba Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo

 
Malachite on Chrysocolla from Kolwezi Mining District, 240 km WNW of Lubumbashi, Katanga Copperbelt, Lualaba Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo

Malachite on Chrysocolla from Kolwezi Mining District, 240 km WNW of Lubumbashi, Katanga Copperbelt, Lualaba Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo

Malachite on Chrysocolla from Kolwezi Mining District, 240 km WNW of Lubumbashi, Katanga Copperbelt, Lualaba Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo

DESCRIPTION:No. 65230
Mineral:Malachite on Chrysocolla
Locality:Kolwezi Mining District, 240 km WNW of Lubumbashi, Katanga Copperbelt, Lualaba Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Description:Lustrous translucent deep-green malachite crystals to 0.5 mm over botryoidal pale-green chrysocolla lining a convoluted cavity in gray matrix. Some of the malachite crystals are in spherical aggregates to 3 mm diameter. Ex. D. Miller collection #M897
Overall Size:8x5.5x4.5 cm
Crystals:0.1-0.5 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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