Shattuckite and Primary Malachite

Kaokoveld Mine, Kunene Region, Namibia
Small Cabinet, 8.0 x 7.5 x 5.2 cm
Start Time: 05/08/2013 5:30:00 pm (CDT)
End Time: 05/28/2013 5:30:00 pm (CDT)
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Item Description

Eye-catching small cab consisting of two distinct and well-deveoped pockets of beautiful, velvety Shattuckite in Quartz. The larger pocket is 4 cm across, and it contains two deep-green and lustrous Primary Malachite crystals. The deep green and the cornflower blue are superb together, and with just a small amount of derring-do the Quartz in the middle of the pocket could be removed to open up the pocket even further. That would raise the level and value of the specimen considerably. The smaller pocket, 1.8 cm across, is entirely Shattuckite. To my mind, these specimens are one of the great combinations that have come out of Namibia.

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