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Calcite var. Cobaltoan from Mupine Mine, Kolwezi District, Katanga Copperbelt, Lualaba Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo

 
Calcite var. Cobaltoan from Mupine Mine, Kolwezi District, Katanga Copperbelt, Lualaba Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo

Calcite var. Cobaltoan from Mupine Mine, Kolwezi District, Katanga Copperbelt, Lualaba Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo

DESCRIPTION:No. 39789
Mineral:Calcite var. Cobaltoan
Locality:Mupine Mine, Kolwezi District, Katanga Copperbelt, Lualaba Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Description:Scalenohedral pink calcite crystals on light-colored matrix with several small green malachite sprays. The calcite crystals are colored bright pink by cobalt impurities. They vary from translucent to transparent at the tips of the terminations.
Overall Size:7x5x4 cm
Crystals:15-25 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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