Hemimorphite (Copper-bearing) with Cerussite

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Over the last 15+ years, multiple localities in Republic of the Congo have been producing gorgeous rich blue colored Hemimorphite specimens. This intense color is due to copper content in the Hemimorphites, and the recent finds from the Mfouati area have arguably the most vivid blue color of anything to come out. This specimen is a gorgeous display piece filled with glowing turquoise / cerulean colored botryoidal aggregates of Hemimorphite covering nearly the entire front face of the piece, which are associated with tiny white sparkling Cerussite crystals, along with micro green "balls" of an unknown mineral, which could be something as common as Malachite, but it's quite possible that they're one of the more rare phosphates from the area like Kipushite or Zincolibethenite. No real damage I can see, and that color just jumps out and grabs you, better than the video indicates. A really top-notch specimen of this highly colorful and scarcely seen material.