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Malachite (primary) from Kambove Mining District, 130 km NW of Lubumbashi, Katanga Copperbelt, Lualaba Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo

 
Malachite (primary) from Kambove Mining District, 130 km NW of Lubumbashi, Katanga Copperbelt, Lualaba Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo

Malachite (primary) from Kambove Mining District, 130 km NW of Lubumbashi, Katanga Copperbelt, Lualaba Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo

DESCRIPTION:No. 62464
Mineral:Malachite (primary)
Locality:Kambove Mining District, 130 km NW of Lubumbashi, Katanga Copperbelt, Lualaba Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Description:Lustrous transparent green malachite crystals in a hemispherical formation 16 mm diameter on a thin fragment of gray matrix. The malachite crystals are highly transparent indicating this is primary malachite, not altered azurite.
Overall Size:18x15x10 mm
Crystals:2-4 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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