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Cuprite with Calcite
Cuprite with Calcite
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Cuprite with Calcite (Ref: MB67AF2)

Mashamba West Mine, Kolwezi District, Lualaba, Katanga Copper Crescent, Katanga (Shaba)  Democratic Republic of the Congo (Zaire)
65mm x 50mm x 44mm
minID: J2T-YJG
Very sharp octahedral Cuprite crystals. They are very bright, and have a very intense and deep red color visible under an intense light. The Cuprite esthetically contrasts with the white Calcite coating the vug on a rocky matrix.
Mashamba West Mine, Kolwezi District, Lualaba, Katanga Copper Crescent, Katanga (Shaba)  Democratic Republic of the Congo (Zaire)

Specimen size: 6.5 × 5 × 4.4 cm = 2.56” × 1.97” × 1.73”

Main crystal size: 0.7 × 0.6 cm = 0.28” × 0.24”Sorry. This specimen has been sold. Please view alternatives below.

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See Also

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Malachite
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$450
110mm x 75mm x 50mm
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$145
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$135
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Kolwezite after Cuprite on Cobaltian Calcite
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$480
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N'Chwaning II Mine, Northern Cape, South Africa
$235
75mm x 50mm x 45mm
* price is an approximate conversion and may not be accurate.

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