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Heterogenite, Chrysocolla


Heterogenite : CoO(OH), Chrysocolla : (Cu,Al)2H2Si2O5(OH)4·nH2O

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Locality: L'Etoile du Congo Mine (Star of the Congo Mine; Kalukuluku Mine), Lubumbashi (Elizabethville), Southern area, Katanga Copper Crescent, Katanga (Shaba), Democratic Republic of Congo (Zaïre)
A BIG, DRAMATIC copper-mineral combo specimen, combining lustrous black heterogenite with lighter-green chrysocolla - both so lustrous they look almost WET! This fine specimen comes with an expensive and classy lucite stand, engraved with the specimen name and locality. 11.6 x 9.9 x 5.6cm

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