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Calcite var. Cobaltoan Calcite over Pyrite from Kolwezi Mining District, 240 km WNW of Lubumbashi, Katanga Copperbelt, Lualaba Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo

 
Calcite var. Cobaltoan Calcite over Pyrite from Kolwezi Mining District, 240 km WNW of Lubumbashi, Katanga Copperbelt, Lualaba Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo

Calcite var. Cobaltoan Calcite over Pyrite from Kolwezi Mining District, 240 km WNW of Lubumbashi, Katanga Copperbelt, Lualaba Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo

Calcite var. Cobaltoan Calcite over Pyrite from Kolwezi Mining District, 240 km WNW of Lubumbashi, Katanga Copperbelt, Lualaba Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo

Photo below under shortwave ultraviolet illumination:
Calcite var. Cobaltoan Calcite over Pyrite from Kolwezi Mining District, 240 km WNW of Lubumbashi, Katanga Copperbelt, Lualaba Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo

DESCRIPTION:No. 60915
Mineral:Calcite var. Cobaltoan Calcite over Pyrite
Locality:Kolwezi Mining District, 240 km WNW of Lubumbashi, Katanga Copperbelt, Lualaba Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Description:Lustrous translucent purplish-pink cobalt-rich calcite crystals in rounded aggregates to 6 mm across over a 3 mm layer of yellow-metallic pyrite. The calcite crystals fluoresce red under SW UV illumination.
Overall Size:3.5x2.5x1.5 cm
Crystals:1-6 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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