Marin Mineral Company - Quartz over Malachite after ? from Luambo Mine, Katanga, Congo

Quartz over Malachite after ? from Luambo Mine, Katanga, Congo

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MM107 - Quartz over Malachite after ? $ 600 SOLD
Luambo Mine, Katanga, Congo
miniature - 4.5 x 4 x 2.5 cm

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This is a one of kind specimen of Malachite psuedomorphed after another unidentified species, all covered by drusy Quartz. This came in a parcel of pink Calcite and Malachite (see specimen C361) and was the only one like it. An upright cluster of tabular crystals complete all around.