 | "Not just the typical druse of microcrystals, but DISTINGUISHABLE crystals of super-flashy, bright pink cobaltoan calcite! Guaranteed to add wonderful color to your case. The Mashamba West Mine is an opencast mine which started in 1978 an is situated in the western sector of the so-called Shaba copper belt and extends within the zone that is geologically called as "cliff of Kolwezi" from the west of the Lualaba river to 20 km outside the town Kolwezi. Cobalt, which causes the magenta to pale-pink color of cobaltocalcite appears only as a trace element with a content of at most about 1%. As crystal forms appear rhomboedrons as well as mixing forms between rhomboedera, scalenohedrons and sometimes prisms. " Location: Mashamba West Mine, near Kolwezi, Shaba Province, Congo
Size: 10 x 8.5 x 5.1 cm.
Weight: 0.7 lbs.
Quantity Available: 1 Price:
$45.00 |