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Cuprite on Malachite and Chrysocolla
Cuprite on Malachite and Chrysocolla
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Cuprite on Malachite and Chrysocolla (Ref: EGL54AO9)

Mashamba West Mine, Kolwezi District, Lualaba, Katanga Copper Crescent, Katanga (Shaba)  Democratic Republic of the Congo (Zaire)
90mm x 69mm x 57mm
Obtained at Ste. Marie 2022
Group of very sharp Cuprite crystals, one of them clearly dominant, with crystal forms of the octahedron and, to a lesser extent, of the cube. With finely polycrystalline striations, translucent, with an intense red color by transmitted light, on matrix partially covered by Chrysocolla, which in turn is covered by Malachite microcrystals.
Mashamba West Mine, Kolwezi District, Lualaba, Katanga Copper Crescent, Katanga (Shaba)  Democratic Republic of the Congo (Zaire)

Specimen size: 9 × 6.9 × 5.7 cm = 3.54” × 2.72” × 2.24”

Main crystal size: 1.4 × 1.2 cm = 0.55” × 0.47”Sorry. This specimen has been sold. Please view alternatives below.

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See Also

Cuprite with Malachite and Chrysocolla
Mashamba West Mine, Kolwezi District, Katanga, Democratic Republic of Congo
$72 *
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Cuprite on Malachite with Chrysocolla
Kolwezi Mining District, Lualaba, DR Congo
$450
110mm x 75mm x 50mm
Chrysocolla and Malachite
Star of the Congo Mine, Lubumbashi, Haut-Katanga, Democratic Republic of the Congo
$1200
70mm x 80mm x 40mm
Primary Malachite on Chrysocolla
Star of the Congo Mine, Lubumbashi, Haut-Katanga, Democratic Republic of the Congo
$1250
60mm x 40mm x 40mm
Malachite replacing Cuprite
Mashamba West Mine, Kolwezi, Lualaba, DR Congo
$1200
50mm x 50mm x 40mm
Cuprite with Malachite
Mashamba West Mine, Kolwezi, Lualaba, DR Congo
$1260
28mm x 21mm x 15mm
Cuprite with Malachite
Mashamba West Mine, Kolwezi, Lualaba, DR Congo
$650
20mm x 16mm x 7mm
Calcite with Malachite, Chrysocolla
Mashamba West Mine, Kolwezi, Lualaba, DR Congo
$1275
95mm x 95mm x 30mm
Malachite on Chrysocolla
L\'Etoile du Congo Mine (Star of the Congo Mine), Lubumbashi, Katanga (Shaba), Democratic Republic of Congo (Zaire)
$295
70mm x 41mm x 39mm
Malachite with Chrysocolla
Mashamba West Mine, Kolwezi, Lualaba, DR Congo
$500
130mm x 100mm x 30mm
Chrysocolla after Barite with Malachite
Mashamba West Mine, Kolwezi, Lualaba, DR Congo
$500
115mm x 70mm x 30mm
Malachite with Chrysocolla
Kolwezi, Mutshatsha, Lualaba, DR Congo
$885
170mm x 150mm x 70mm
Chrysocolla pseudomorph with Malachite, Quartz
Tenke-Fungurume, Kolwezi, Lualaba, DR Congo
$800
160mm x 80mm x 35mm
Malachite crystals on Chrysocolla
Mashamba West Mine, Lualaba, DR Congo
$450
65mm x 55mm x 28mm
Malachite on Chrysocolla after Malachite
Katanga, Congo
$1200
100mm x 85mm x 40mm
* price is an approximate conversion and may not be accurate.

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