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Malachite on Chrysocolla from Kolwezi Mining District, 240 km WNW of Lubumbashi, Katanga Copperbelt, Lualaba Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo

 
Malachite on Chrysocolla from Kolwezi Mining District, 240 km WNW of Lubumbashi, Katanga Copperbelt, Lualaba Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo

Malachite on Chrysocolla from Kolwezi Mining District, 240 km WNW of Lubumbashi, Katanga Copperbelt, Lualaba Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo

Malachite on Chrysocolla from Kolwezi Mining District, 240 km WNW of Lubumbashi, Katanga Copperbelt, Lualaba Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo

Malachite on Chrysocolla from Kolwezi Mining District, 240 km WNW of Lubumbashi, Katanga Copperbelt, Lualaba Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo

DESCRIPTION:No. 82659
Mineral:Malachite on Chrysocolla
Locality:Kolwezi Mining District, 240 km WNW of Lubumbashi, Katanga Copperbelt, Lualaba Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Description:Lustrous transparent green malachite crystals in a shallow cavity in a 1-2 mm thick layer of translucent blue-green chrysocolla. The malachite crystals look beautiful under magnification. Ex. Miller collection T1878; originally acquired in 2013 from E. Greene
Overall Size:29x23x11 mm
Crystals:1-2 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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