Mineral: Chrysocolla
Locality: Tenke-Fungurume area, Kolwezi District, Lualaba, Katanga Copper Crescent, Katanga (Shaba), Democratic Republic of the Congo (Zaire)
Dimensions: 5.4 x 2.8 x 2.3 cm
Description: Sky blue chrysocolla pseudomorphing malachite which had previously replaced bladed crystals of azurite or barite. Green malachite is scattered about and the entire specimen is coated with a druse of sparkling micro quartz crystals.
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