AllMinerals/JohnBetts-FineMinerals > Online Mineral Museum Photographic Archive > Minerals from Democratic Republic of the Congo > Chrysocolla over Tenorite |
DESCRIPTION: | No. 73470 |
Mineral: | Chrysocolla over Tenorite |
Locality: | Lubumbashi, Katanga Copperbelt, Haut-Katanga Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo |
Description: | Green-to-blue chrysocolla crystals in hemispherical crystal aggregates to 4 mm diameter with waxy surface luster over black tenorite. Where the chrysocolla hemispheres cores are exposed they exhibit pale-blue cores with thin green outer zones. Collected ca. 1996 |
Overall Size: | 9x6x3 cm |
Crystals: | 1-4 mm aggregates |
Archived: | For reference only |
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