Dioptase
Tantara Mine, Shinkolobwe, Kambove Territory, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo
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Plancheite, Cobaltoan Calcite on Matrix
Mashamba West Mine, DR Congo
Reference specimen
Dimensions
Display units
- Metric
- 4 x 3.6 x 3.1 cm
- Inches
An attractive specimen here which is made up of a deposit of light blue plancheite with a small cluster of cobaltoan calcite. The plancheite is deposited onto a matrix in a pale light blue colour. On the top of the matrix are a couple of intergrown scalene crystals of cobalt bearing calcite in a light ice cream pink colour and measure 2.1cm tall. One of the calcite has a small abrasion on the back of the termination.
Specimen data
- Specimen number
- SAMS-118
- Size class
- Miniature
- Country
- DR Congo
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