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Congo Minerals May 26, 2021 · 9 specimens |
ST262 - Kolwezite on Cobaltian Calcite sold
Kolwezi Mining District, Lualaba, DR Congo
Small Cabinet - 7.5 x 5 x 2.5 cm
Dark olive green botryoidal Kolwezite atop vivid pink Cobaltoan Calcite (or possibly Cobaltoan Dolomite) creating a stunning mixture of colors and forms. The Kolwezite hemisphere is 1.4cm wide. Kolwezite is a Copper Cobalt Carbonate Hydroxide and this is the type locality for the species. A beautiful large display piece and combination specimen of two desireable species together. Sawcut on back.
C235 - Diamond sold
Congo
Thumbnail - 0.8 x 0.8 x 0.7 cm
Complete Diamond crystal in the form of a distorted cube. The surface has a dimpled appearance, but it appears clear inside. Weighs 3.25 carats.
T315 - Wulfenite sold
M'Fouti District, Republic of Congo
Thumbnail - 2 x 1.8 x 1.0 cm
Single translucent yellow crystal on matrix. Undamaged though back edge is contacted where it grew against the pocket wall.
ST236 - Malachite stalactites sold
Kolwezi Mining District, Lualaba, DR Congo
Cabinet - 14.5 x 11 x 9 cm
Cluster of long, shimmering stalactites of Malachite. Large, undamaged fine quality specimen very complete with just a small amount of contact on the back where it attached.
AF208 - Carrollite $300 available
Kamoya South Mine, Kambove, Congo
Thumbnail - 2 x 1.9 x 1.5 cm
Well formed single cuboctahedral crystal with a grey surface patina. This is from the Lorraine Sofia collection and likely predates the big Carrollite finds that started in 2001. High quality and undamaged
C571 - Carrollite $300 available
Kamoya South Mine, Kambove, Katanga, Congo
Miniature - 3.5 x 3 x 3 cm
Exquisite jewel of a Carrollite set perfectly in rhombic white Calcite. The octahedron is 1.1cm in size, highly lustrous, and undamaged.
SM553 - Carrolite sold
Kamoya South Mine, Kambove, Katanga, Congo
Miniature - 3.2 x 2.8 x 2.6 cm
Mirror-lustrous octahedral Carrollite crystals to 1.7cm on matrix with white Calcite and Chalcopyrite visible. From older finds out of an old collection.
T669 - Cobaltian Calcite with Kolwezite, Quartz sold
Kambove Mine, Katanga, Congo
Small Cabinet - 8 x 4.2 x 2 cm
Gem-like small Quartz crystals and dark green Kolwezite on bright purple/pink Cobaltian Calcite crystals.
C665 - Shattuckite $350 available
L'Etoile, Lumbumbashi, Katanga, Congo (DRC)
Small Cabinet - 6 x 5.5 x 4 cm
Solid mass of Shattuckite and Malachite with a thin coating of Chrysocolla on the outside. The Shattuckite forms satiny, fibrous radial groups with Malachite filling the spaces in between.