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Kolwezite after Cuprite on Cobaltian Calcite

Kolwezite after Cuprite on Cobaltian Calcite

available

$ 900

Locality
Kolwezi Mining District, Lualaba, DR Congo
Minerals
Arsenopyrite, Calcite, Kolwezite
Dimensions
14.5 x 9 x 3 cm
Size class
Cabinet
SID
ST238

Dark olive green Kolwezite pseudomorphs after Cuprite atop rhombs of pink Cobaltoan Calcite (or possibly Cobaltoan Dolomite) creating a stunning mixture of colors and forms. There are a few clusters of an earlier generation of botryoidal Kolwezite but the majority are angular crystals of the pseudomorphs. Kolwezite is a Copper Cobalt Carbonate Hydroxide and this is the type locality for the species. A beautiful large display piece and combination specimen of two desireable species together.