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Malachite and Shattuckite from Kambove Mining District, 130 km NW of Lubumbashi, Katanga Copperbelt, Lualaba Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo

 
Malachite and Shattuckite from Kambove Mining District, 130 km NW of Lubumbashi, Katanga Copperbelt, Lualaba Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo

Malachite and Shattuckite from Kambove Mining District, 130 km NW of Lubumbashi, Katanga Copperbelt, Lualaba Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo

Malachite and Shattuckite from Kambove Mining District, 130 km NW of Lubumbashi, Katanga Copperbelt, Lualaba Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo

Malachite and Shattuckite from Kambove Mining District, 130 km NW of Lubumbashi, Katanga Copperbelt, Lualaba Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo

DESCRIPTION:No. 80790
Mineral:Malachite and Shattuckite
Locality:Kambove Mining District, 130 km NW of Lubumbashi, Katanga Copperbelt, Lualaba Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Description:Lustrous transparent green malachite crystals to 1 mm on crusts of fibrous blue shattuckite crystals to 4 mm. The radial structure of the shattuckite is visible on the edges where the internal structure is exposed. Ex. Miller #M985; collected ca. 1990
Overall Size:4.5x3.5x2 cm
Crystals:micro to 4 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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