Quartz on Shattuckite
Tantara Mine, Shinkolobwe, Kambove Territory, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo
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Cobaltoan Calcite & Heterogenite
Mashamba West Mine, Sicomines copper-cobalt project, Mutshatsha, Lualaba, DR Congo
Reference specimen
Dimensions
Display units
- Metric
- 3.1 x 2.3 x 2.2 cm
- Inches
The specimen has heterogenite on cobaltoan calcite as well as heterogenite on malachite on kolwezite. The cobaltoan calcite formed an island built from hexagonal prismatic trigonal bollards. The crystals are stacked shoulder to shoulder in regular close order. A couple of very minor abrasions.
Specimen data
- Specimen number
- SAMS-423
- Size class
- Miniature
- Country
- DR Congo
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Mineral sizing guide
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