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3.35" Sparkling Cobaltoan Calcite Crystal Cluster - D.R. Congo
This is a sparkling, cobaltoan (cobalt-bearing) calcite crystal cluster with a small spot of malachite, collected from the Kakanda deposit in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
It comes with an acrylic display stand.
It comes with an acrylic display stand.
Cobaltoan calcite, also known as cobaltocalcite, is one of many different varieties of calcite, forming with a chemical composition of (Ca,Co)CO3. It crystallizes in a trigonal crystal system and forms rhombohedral or scalenohedral crystals. These crystals tend to display a pink color that ranges anywhere from a pinkish-salmon to a hot pink.
SPECIES
Calcite var. Cobalt-Bearing Calcite & Malachite
LOCATION
Kakanda Deposit, Lubudi, Lualaba, Democratic Republic of the Congo
SIZE
3.35 x 2.8"
CATEGORY
SUB CATEGORY
ITEM
#246558