AllMinerals/JohnBetts-FineMinerals > Online Mineral Museum Photographic Archive > Minerals from Democratic Republic of the Congo > Cornetite with Malachite |
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DESCRIPTION: | No. 51731 |
Mineral: | Cornetite with Malachite |
Locality: | L'Etoile du Congo Mine, Lubumbashi, Katanga (Shaba) Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo (Type Locality for Cornetite) |
Description: | Rich specimen with lustrous transparent blue cornetite crystals to 0.2 mm completely coating the surfaces of dark-gray matrix with scattered transparent green microcrystals to 0.1 mm. The cornetite crystals look beautiful when viewed under magnification. |
Overall Size: | 5x2x2 cm |
Crystals: | 0.05-0.20 mm |
Status: | Sold - Posted here for reference only |
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