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Cobaltoan Calcite & Malachite

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Cobaltoan Calcite & Malachite

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Description
Locality: 
Mupine Mine, Kolwezi, Lualaba, DR Congo
Class: 
Combination
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
3.7 × 5 × 4.5 cm
Description

Bright pink cobaltoan calcite crystals hosting dark green malachite crystals with light green terminations

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Cobaltoan Calcite

Variety Of: 

Calcite

Formula: 
CaCO3
Strunz: 
5.AB.05
Hardness: 
3.0
Formula: 
(Ca,Co)CO3
Hardness: 
0.0

Malachite

Formula: 
Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
Strunz: 
5.BA.10
Crystal System: 
Monoclinic
Hardness: 
3.5 - 4.0