Cobaltoan Calcite with Heterogenite
at-auction$ 20
- Locality
- Mashamba West Mine, Kolwezi, Democratic Republic of Congo (Zaire)
- Minerals
- Calcite, Heterogenite
- Dimensions
- 8.0 x 5.2 x 2.3 cm
- Size class
- Small Cabinet
- SID
- SM580
Colorful, vivid pink, cobaltoan calcites cover the matrix on this specimen from the Mashamba West Mine.
There are also micro botryoidal groups of black Heterogenite, a rare a cobalt oxy-hydroxide CoO(OH), and a few dark green
micro malachite crystals best seen with the aid of magnification.