AllMinerals/JohnBetts-FineMinerals > Online Mineral Museum Photographic Archive > Minerals from Democratic Republic of the Congo > Malachite |
DESCRIPTION: | No. 36633 |
Mineral: | Malachite |
Locality: | Mashamba Mines, 10 km west of Kolwezi, Katanga Copperbelt, Lualaba Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo |
Description: | Exceptionally large slab of green malachite polished on front and rear to highlight the concentric growth patterns. Large slabs of polished malachite are hard to find because they easily break during polishing and shipping from Africa. |
Overall Size: | 13x8x0.5 cm |
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Archived: | For reference only |
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