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Malachite on Quartz with Goethite inclusions
Malachite on Quartz with Goethite inclusions.

Recorded under neon light
 

EKL50CDD: The Mindingi Mine has been prolific in 2023. Very curious Malachite with spheroidal formations, on a Quartz matrix, and with a darker tone than usual due to the thin Goethite coatings. The analysis proved that Goethite was responsible for this peculiar color.
Mindingi Mine (Mindigi Mine), Swambo, Kambove District, Katanga Copper Crescent, Katanga (Shaba)  Congo (Zaire), Democratic Republic of the (04/2023)

Specimen size: 5.3 × 4 × 3.2 cm = 2.09” × 1.57” × 1.26”

With analysis copy



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