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Kolwezite

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Kolwezite

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Description
Locality: 
Musonoi Mine, Kolwezi, Lualaba, DR Congo
Class: 
Crystal Group/Cluster
Size Range: 
Cabinet (10-18 cm)
Size: 
10 × 8.5 × 5 cm
Description

Outstanding showy cabinet of kolwezite, from type locality, with few pinkish cobalt-rich calcite crystals. The hemispherical crystalline aggregates measuring up to 1.0 cm in diameter each and stand out on the pale color of the area of its matrix. The section of a hemisphere shows the dark green color inside. Samples like this are not very common. Very nice cabinet!

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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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