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Malachite (polished slice of concentric-growth malachite stalactite) from Kolwezi Mining District, 240 km WNW of Lubumbashi, Katanga Copperbelt, Lualaba Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo

DESCRIPTION:	No. 75214
Mineral:	Malachite (polished slice of concentric-growth malachite stalactite)
Locality:	Kolwezi Mining District, 240 km WNW of Lubumbashi, Katanga Copperbelt, Lualaba Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Description:	Unusually large slice of a stalactitic formation of green malachite polished flat on the front and rear to highlight the concentric growth patterns of the malachite. The malachite slice has dark green fill in arear where it separated. Collected ca. 2012
Overall Size:	9.5x9.5x0.5 cm
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Archived:	For reference only

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