AllMinerals/JohnBetts-FineMinerals > Online Mineral Museum Photographic Archive > Minerals from Democratic Republic of the Congo > Malachite |
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DESCRIPTION: | No. 54297 |
Mineral: | Malachite |
Locality: | Mashamba Mines, 10 km west of Kolwezi, Katanga Copperbelt, Lualaba Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo |
Description: | Polished slice of green malachite with complex concentric growth patterns caused by slicing through columnar stalactitic malachite formations. The front and rear have slightly different patterns. A hairline crack runs through the middle. |
Overall Size: | 12x10x0.5 cm |
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Archived: | For reference only |
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