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Kolwezite & Cobaltoan Calcite

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Kolwezite & Cobaltoan Calcite

Rare Mineral - Type Locality
Classic Locality

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Description
Locality: 
Musonoi Mine, Kolwezi, Lualaba, DR Congo
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
5.3 × 3.1 × 3.2 cm
Description

This colourful and contrastful specimen features an intense pink scalenohedron of Cobaltoan Calcite, accompanied by olive-brown, rare Kolwezite, obiously from the type locality. This is for sure a great specimen in splendid condition despite the Cobalto has a cleavage.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

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)

Cobaltoan Calcite

Variety Of: 

Calcite

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