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Plancheite from Kambove Mining District, 130 km NW of Lubumbashi, Katanga Copperbelt, Lualaba Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo

 
Plancheite from Kambove Mining District, 130 km NW of Lubumbashi, Katanga Copperbelt, Lualaba Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo

Plancheite from Kambove Mining District, 130 km NW of Lubumbashi, Katanga Copperbelt, Lualaba Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo

Plancheite from Kambove Mining District, 130 km NW of Lubumbashi, Katanga Copperbelt, Lualaba Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo

DESCRIPTION:No. 52938
Mineral:Plancheite
Locality:Kambove Mining District, 130 km NW of Lubumbashi, Katanga Copperbelt, Lualaba Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Description:Several convoluted cavities lined with sprays of acicular pale-blue plancheite crystals to 0.5 mm with a few green malachite crystals scattered throughout. Bisbeeite was listed on the previous label, but no evidence supports that identification.
Overall Size:4.5x3.5x3 cm
Crystals:0.2-0.5 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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