AllMinerals/JohnBetts-FineMinerals > Online Mineral Museum Photographic Archive > Minerals from Democratic Republic of the Congo > Malachite |
DESCRIPTION: | No. 36626 |
Mineral: | Malachite |
Locality: | Mashamba Mines, 10 km west of Kolwezi, Katanga Copperbelt, Lualaba Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo |
Description: | Complexly crystallized green malachite that was sawn into a 5 mm slab and polished both sides to highlight the concentric growth patterns of the malachite. Note the smaller adjacent internal formations that merged into one larger stalactite. |
Overall Size: | 9x8x0.5 cm |
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Archived: | For reference only |
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