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Malachite from Musonoi Mine, Kolwezi District, Katanga Copperbelt, Lualaba Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo

 
Malachite from Musonoi Mine, Kolwezi District, Katanga Copperbelt, Lualaba Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo

Malachite from Musonoi Mine, Kolwezi District, Katanga Copperbelt, Lualaba Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo

Malachite from Musonoi Mine, Kolwezi District, Katanga Copperbelt, Lualaba Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo

Malachite from Musonoi Mine, Kolwezi District, Katanga Copperbelt, Lualaba Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo

Malachite from Musonoi Mine, Kolwezi District, Katanga Copperbelt, Lualaba Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo

DESCRIPTION:No. 72167
Mineral:Malachite
Locality:Musonoi Mine, Kolwezi District, Katanga Copperbelt, Lualaba Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Description:Sparkling cluster of lustrous transparent green (primary?) platy malachite crystals in subparallel aggregates over translucent brown matrix, probably calcite or dolomite. Collected ca. 1980
Overall Size:4.5x4x3 cm
Crystals:micro to 1.5 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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