Detailed information
Species
Dolomite, var. Cobaltoan
Dimensions
55 x 41 x 18
mm
Locality
Kakanda deposit Kambove District Lualaba, DR Congo
Condition
No recorded repairs
Rhombic, intensely deep purple cerise-pink Dolomite crystals to over 1 cm coat the entire upper face of a flat Quartz matrix from the Kakanda deposit in the Kambove District of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). Small saddle-shaped rosettes of translucent milky white Dolomite are sparsely scattered along one side of the display surface. Cobaltoan Dolomite from this famous mining district is highly sought and this is a stunning miniature example.