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

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

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

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

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

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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