Detailed information
Species
Calcite, var. Cobaltoan
Dimensions
38 x 33 x 29
mm
Locality
Mashamba West Mine, Kolwezi Katanga Copper Crescent Dem. Rep. of Congo
Condition
No recorded repairs
A stunning vivid pinkish cobalt-purple crystal of translucent Cobaltoan Calcite measures to 1.6 cm, displaying a gently curved stepped habit with a frosted satin lustre. From the Mashamba West mine in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, this beautiful and perfectly undamaged crystal sits on a druse of dull strawberry Cobaltoan Calcite forming an undulating botryoidal matrix. A lovely small miniature of Cobaltoan Calcite from Mashamba West.