Chrysocolla

Origin: Etoile Mine, Lumbumbashi, Kayes Region, Democratic Republic of the Congo

Sample size: 12.4 x 9.2 x 4.5 cm (top/2nd row), 9.6 x 7.3 x 4.8 cm (bottom)

Chrysocolla on quartz

Origin: Meigu, Sichuan Province, China

Sample size: 6.5 x 6.3 x 2.5 cm (top/2nd row), 8.6 x 7.1 x 3.37 cm (bottom)

Origin: Etoile (Star) mine, Lubumbashi, Shaba Proovince, Congo

Sample size: 6.9 x 6.5 x 3.2 cm

Chrysocolla with malachite

Origin: Shaba Province, Congo

Sample size: 10.0 x 6.8 x 3.4 cm

Chalcedony coating on chrysocolla

Origin: Ray Mine, Pinal Co., Arizona, U.S.A.

Ex. Sam Nasser collection

Sample size: 2.5 x 2.5 x 2.2 cm

Photo courtesy of:

Rob Lavinsky

Optical properties/Thin sections

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vibrational spectra description

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