Mineral: Chrysocolla
Locality: Luputo, Kakumba, Katanga Copper Crescent, Katanga (Shaba), Democratic Republic of the Congo (Zaire)
Dimensions: 4.1 x 7.1 cm

Description: A doubly-terminated pseudomorph of malachite after either azurite or Baryte that has been partially replaced by acicular crystals of blue-green chrysocolla, making it a double pseudomorph.

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