Chrysocolla

Etoile Mine, Lumbumbashi, Shaba Province, Dem. Rep. Congo
Cabinet, 13.5 x 12.0 x 5.2 cm
Start Time: 04/16/2009 8:20:00 pm (CDT)
End Time: 04/23/2009 8:00:00 pm (CDT)
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Item Description

Yes, this is a NATURAL specimen of chrysocolla! This was a find not too long back at the copper-rich Etoile Mine in Congo, of chrysocolla that is so strange and pretty you can hardly believe it is real. The two-sided, botryoidal surface look like molten plastic: one side is an intense, deep robins-egg blue; while the other side is a more turquoise-blue, with hints of green. For color and uniqueness, this represents one of the most unusual new finds of the past couple of years! This STRIKING, sculptural, CABINET specimen is covered with beautiful chrysocolla!

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