Calcite with Chrysocolla

specimen number:
8911026

location:
Kolwezi, Mutshatsha, Lualaba, DR Congo

description:
Beautiful hot pink crystallized calcite, the top and bottom contacted with light blue thin chrysocolla. Some cleaving present. The color on this is outstanding.

Situated within the world-renowned Central African Copperbelt, Kolwezi in Lualaba Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo, hosts extraordinary sediment-hosted stratiform deposits formed within Neoproterozoic sedimentary rocks. Millions of years of supergene oxidation and weathering transformed these primary sulfide bodies into breathtaking secondary mineral assemblages that feature vibrant colors. Industrial mining began during the colonial era under Belgian oversight and has since evolved into a massive global center for large-scale open-pit copper and cobalt extraction. Alongside industrial operations, extensive artisanal mining and local specimen recovery have supplied the global mineral market with some of the most spectacular collector specimens on Earth, including vivid green malachite, pink cobaltocalcite, and deep blue chrysocolla.

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