AllMinerals/JohnBetts-FineMinerals > Online Mineral Museum Photographic Archive > Minerals from Democratic Republic of the Congo > Dolomite var. Cobaltoan Dolomite |
DESCRIPTION: | No. 68517 |
Mineral: | Dolomite var. Cobaltoan Dolomite |
Locality: | Kolwezi Mining District, 240 km WNW of Lubumbashi, Katanga Copperbelt, Lualaba Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo |
Description: | Lustrous transparent vivid pink-violet dolomite crystals to 5 mm lining one face of gray matrix. The pink color of the dolomite is caused by the cobalt impurities and called Cobaltoan Dolomite. These specimens are often mislabeled as Cobaltoan Calcite. |
Overall Size: | 5x4.5x2.5 cm |
Crystals: | 1-5 mm |
Archived: | For reference only |
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