Cobaltocalcite from DR Congo, Lualaba, Mutshatsha, Kolwezi mining district

Cobaltoan Calcite w/Kolwezite

Kolwezi, Lualaba Province, DR Congo

8 × 5.3 x 3.2 cm

Stunning is the only word for the neon pink, double terminated Calcite crystals on this plate.

As a whole, the Cobaltoan Calcites from the Kolwezi mining district are truly gorgeous, but it was the separation of xls on the matrix, the saturation, the terminations, and just a touch of Kolwezite on this piece that immediately caught my eye.