Shattuckite (2014 find)

Tantara Mine, Shinkolobwe, Katanga, Democratic Republic of Congo
Small Cabinet, 7.5 x 4.5 x 3.5 cm
Start Time: 09/19/2016 6:30:00 pm (CDT)
End Time: 09/22/2016 6:47:21 pm (CDT)
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Item Description

Beautiful powder-blue velvety to nubby shattuckite botryoids form a very sculptural crust on this showy specimen from a 2014 find a this closed well-known Katanga copper mine. Shattuckite is a rare secondary copper silicate and this is a good one with fine form. The periphery wear shows the striking radial growth of the lathes in the botryoids, adding pizzazz.

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