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Sphaerocobaltite from Kapada, Katanga Copperbelt, Lualaba Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo

 
Sphaerocobaltite from Kapada, Katanga Copperbelt, Lualaba Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo

Sphaerocobaltite from Kapada, Katanga Copperbelt, Lualaba Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo

DESCRIPTION:No. 37760
Mineral:Sphaerocobaltite
Locality:Kapada, Katanga Copperbelt, Lualaba Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Description:Hot pink sphaerocobaltite crystals in hemispherical rosettes up to 5 mm diameter on one face of manganese oxide-coated matrix. The sphaerocobaltite crystals look beautiful under magnification: lustrous, transparent, scalenohedrons. Ex. Arnold Goldstein (1941-2020) #436
Overall Size:6x6x2.5 cm
Crystals:1-2 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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