Chrysocolla from L'Etoile du Congo Mine, Lubumbashi, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo - image 1
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Chrysocolla from L'Etoile du Congo Mine, Lubumbashi, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo

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Lustrous black botryoidal heterogenite covering the top of this matrix, then a thin layer of attractive lustrous bluish green chrysocolla mostly coating this. In good condition with slight micro-chipping present. Attractive and neat.

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SizeCabinet
Dimensions12.0 x 4.0 x 4.0 cm
Added on02/17/2025

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Unknown Owner
Acquired
Oct 2026

Previous owners

DateCollectorAcquisition price
—Weinrich MineralsNot disclosed

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Chrysocolla
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sky-blue to teal-green copper silicate; botryoidal coatings and stalactites, often with quartz drusy, valued for color and locality; ID tips.
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Chrysocolla from L'Etoile du Congo Mine
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L'Etoile du Congo Mine
L'Etoile du Congo Mine, DR Congo — a classic Katanga locality known for cornetite, malachite, and chrysocolla; notable oxide-cap specimens and blue-green druse…