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Kolwezite/Malachite Pseudomorphs

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