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Baryte & Malachite

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Baryte & Malachite

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Description
Locality: 
Shangulowé Mine, Kambove, Lualaba, DR Congo
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
6 × 4.8 × 3.6 cm
Largest Crystal: 
2.50cm
Description

Translucent lustrous baryte crystals with nice green colour due to inclusions of botryoidal malachite from the Shangulowe Mine. This is one of the 5 different types of baryte that were found at Shangulowé and the newest one it was found. The general condition is good and displays all around.

Found in 2005-2009, it is an Ex. B. Liveyns (BE) specimen.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Baryte

Formula: 
BaSO4
Strunz: 
7.AD.35
Hardness: 
3.0 - 3.5
Streak: 
White

Malachite

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

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