Libethenite & Malachite (uncommon combo & locale)

Item Description

Mineral specimens of any variety are rare from this less well-known open pit Zambia copper and cobalt mine. Malachite is EXTREMELY RARE. This impressive large two-sided plate is richly covered with fields of sparkly, dark green, partially translucent, dipyramidal libethenite crystals and extensive crusts of green malachite. A very large and important combination of the species and locale. I am told this is from a mid-1900s find, via a former mine geologists collection. Unusual and rare large specimen, in any case!