Kolwezite/Malachite Pseudomorphs
available$ 250
- Locality
- Kolwezi Mining District, Lualaba, DR Congo
- Dimensions
- 9 x 6 x 4.5 cm
- Size class
- Small Cabinet
- SID
- ST269
Dark green crystals of Kolwezite and/or Malachite that has pseudomorphed after Barite (?) on Cobaltian Calcite. The pseudomorphs form a cluster about 4cm wide in a vug. The Cobaltian Calcite is brown with an later generation of vivid pink. Kolwezite is a Copper Cobalt Carbonate Hydroxide and this is the type locality for the species. private_notes