AllMinerals/JohnBetts-FineMinerals > Online Mineral Museum Photographic Archive > Minerals from Democratic Republic of the Congo > Malachite (stalactitic form) |
DESCRIPTION: | No. 81921 |
Mineral: | Malachite (stalactitic form) |
Locality: | Mindingi, 60 km W of Likasi, Katanga Copperbelt, Lualaba Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo |
Description: | Concave formation of lustrous green malachite crystals with minor blue azurite on the rear. No attached matrix. The malachite crystals are fibrous form, visible on the exposed edges, and crystallized in stalactitic formations to 60 mm long. |
Overall Size: | 13x12.5x9 cm |
Crystals: | 1-12 mm |
Archived: | For reference only |
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