AllMinerals/JohnBetts-FineMinerals > Online Mineral Museum Photographic Archive > Minerals from Democratic Republic of the Congo > Cornetite |
DESCRIPTION: | No. 74065 |
Mineral: | Cornetite |
Locality: | L'Etoile du Congo Mine, Lubumbashi, Katanga Copperbelt, Haut-Katanga Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo (Type Locality for Cornetite) |
Description: | Lustrous vivid-blue cornetite crystals on waxy translucent green chrysocolla covering front and rear faces of gray matrix. The cornetite crystals are quite large for the species, and exhibit flattened habit caused by growing in a narrow fracture. Ex. Joe Cilen (1916-1997) #9042; ex. Scott J. Williams (1924-1997); ex. Edna D. Doughty (1892-1989) collection #1086 |
Overall Size: | 6.5x5x2 cm |
Crystals: | 1-4 mm |
Archived: | For reference only |
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