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Cobaltoan Calcite With Chrysocolla & Kolwezite

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Cobaltoan Calcite With Chrysocolla & Kolwezite

Ex Harry Zondervan
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Description
Locality: 
Mashamba West Mine, Kolwezi, Lualaba, DR Congo
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
5.5 × 6.5 × 4.5 cm
Description

An old piece fro the famous mids 1980's find of scalenoedral cobaltoan Calcite on Chrysocolla from the great Mashamba West mine.

More then 10 crystals of Cobaltoan Calcite are on the piece and the contrast is great. As a bonus on top of the piece a small compound crystal of Kolwezite.

From my own older collection and rare on the market today.

Damage wise in great condition.

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

Chrysocolla

Formula: 
Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4·nH2O (x < 1)
Strunz: 
9.ED.20
Crystal System: 
Monoclinic
Hardness: 
2.5 - 3.5

Kolwezite

Formula: 
(Cu,Co)2(CO3)(OH)2
Strunz: 
5.BA.10
Hardness: 
4.0
Type Locality: 
Musonoi Mine, Kolwezi, Kolwezi District, Katanga Copper Crescent, Katanga (Shaba), Democratic Republic of Congo (Zaïre)

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European Union to 2kg 13 euro
18.50
Europe other than European Union to 2kg 18.50 euro
18.50
USA and Australia to 2kg 29.30 euro
29.30

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