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Gold & Demesmaekerite

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Gold & Demesmaekerite

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Description
Locality: 
Musonoi Mine, Kolwezi, Lualaba, DR Congo
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
4 × 3 × 1.8 cm
Description

Flakes and wires of native gold on matrix associated with some olive-green demesmaekerite crystals.
An unusual piece.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Gold

Formula: 
Au
Strunz: 
1.AA.05
Crystal System: 
Isometric
Hardness: 
2.5 - 3.0

Demesmaekerite

Formula: 
Pb2Cu5(UO2)2(SeO3)6(OH)6·2H2O
Strunz: 
4.JJ.20
Crystal System: 
Triclinic
Hardness: 
3.0 - 4.0
Type Locality: 
Musonoi Mine, Kolwezi, Kolwezi District, Katanga Copper Crescent, Katanga (Shaba), Democratic Republic of Congo (Zaïre)
Cartils Minerals

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