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Cornetite, Malachite, Chrysocolla over Hematite from L'Etoile du Congo Mine, Lubumbashi, Katanga Copperbelt, Haut-Katanga Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo (Type Locality for Cornetite)

 
Cornetite, Malachite, Chrysocolla over Hematite from L'Etoile du Congo Mine, Lubumbashi, Katanga Copperbelt, Haut-Katanga Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo (Type Locality for Cornetite)

Cornetite, Malachite, Chrysocolla over Hematite from L'Etoile du Congo Mine, Lubumbashi, Katanga Copperbelt, Haut-Katanga Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo (Type Locality for Cornetite)

Cornetite, Malachite, Chrysocolla over Hematite from L'Etoile du Congo Mine, Lubumbashi, Katanga Copperbelt, Haut-Katanga Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo (Type Locality for Cornetite)

Cornetite, Malachite, Chrysocolla over Hematite from L'Etoile du Congo Mine, Lubumbashi, Katanga Copperbelt, Haut-Katanga Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo (Type Locality for Cornetite)

Cornetite, Malachite, Chrysocolla over Hematite from L'Etoile du Congo Mine, Lubumbashi, Katanga Copperbelt, Haut-Katanga Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo (Type Locality for Cornetite)

DESCRIPTION:No. 69716
Mineral:Cornetite, Malachite, Chrysocolla over Hematite
Locality:L'Etoile du Congo Mine, Lubumbashi, Katanga Copperbelt, Haut-Katanga Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo (Type Locality for Cornetite)
Description:Sparkling vivid-blue cornetite microcrystals with waxy translucent blue-green chrysocolla and acicular transparent green malachite crystals to 1 mm coating platy black hematite crystals to 3 mm. Ex. Irving Horowitz collection #2336
Overall Size:5x4.5x3.5 cm
Crystals:micro to 3 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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