Mineral: Metatorbernite
Locality: Shinkolobwe, Katanga Copper Crescent, Katanga (Shaba), Democratic Republic of the Congo (Zaire)
Dimensions: 17 x 12 x 26 cm / main crystal: 1.3 cm
Description: Mass: 2600 g
MIM number:1986
Sugar loaf shaped mound covered with tufts of lustrous, emerald-green Metatorbernite tabular crystals.
Photographer: MIM Museum
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