Cornetite & Chrysocolla w/ Heterogenite

Star of the Congo Mine, Lubumbashi, Katanga, Dem. Rep. of Congo
Small Cabinet, 7.2 x 6.1 x 5.0 cm
Start Time: 05/10/2010 6:30:00 pm (CDT)
End Time: 05/20/2010 6:32:03 pm (CDT)
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Item Description

A dramatic, very showy and uncommon combination specimen from the famous Star of Congo Mine. Pretty, translucent, teal-blue, cornetite micro-botryoids are richly and attractively sprinkled on the sculptural, bubbly, botryoidal, 3-dimensional specimen of pretty turquoise-blue chrysocolla strikingly accented with the lustrous to matte-finish, rare cobalt oxide, heterogenite. The heterogenite coats both the cornetite and chrysocolla. A bit of periphery wear is noted at the base of this excellent specimen. The combination of all three species on one striking specimen is rare from this famous locale.

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