AllMinerals/JohnBetts-FineMinerals > Online Mineral Museum Photographic Archive > Minerals from Democratic Republic of the Congo > Malachite |
DESCRIPTION: | No. 81151 |
Mineral: | Malachite |
Locality: | Kolwezi Mining District, 240 km WNW of Lubumbashi, Katanga Copperbelt, Lualaba Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo |
Description: | Lustrous green malachite crystals crystallized on all surfaces with no attached matrix. The malachite crystals are velvet-like fibrous form, in tapered bundles of diverging crystals, that have chatoyant luster. Ex. Miller collection |
Overall Size: | 8x5x4 cm |
Crystals: | micro to 6 mm |
Archived: | For reference only |
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