AllMinerals/JohnBetts-FineMinerals > Online Mineral Museum Photographic Archive > Minerals from Democratic Republic of the Congo > Plancheite |
DESCRIPTION: | No. 64473 |
Mineral: | Plancheite |
Locality: | Kamoya Mines, Kambove Mining District, 130 km NW of Lubumbashi, Katanga Copperbelt, Lualaba Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo |
Description: | Thin crystallized 2-3 mm thick layers of fibrous blue-green plancheite crystals that formed lining the walls of a narrow fracture in the surrounding rock that was removed to expose the plancheite. Ex. Lucile Squier (1905-2007) collection #1321; originally acquired from Bill Pinch |
Overall Size: | 34x20x8 mm |
Crystals: | 2-3 mm |
Archived: | For reference only |
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