Kolwezite

 
 
Kolwezite on calcite (cobaltian)
Origin: Musonoi mine, Kolwezi, Shaba, Dem. Rep. Congo
Owner: Lou Perloff
Microscopic image
 

Photo courtesy of: 

Lou Perloff

Photo-Atlas of Minerals

 

  
  
Kolwezite with cobaltian calcite
Origin: Mashamba West Mine, Shaba Province, Zaire
Sample size: 9 x 6.5 x 6 cm
 
Kolwezite pseudomorph after calcite on cobaltoan calcite
Origin: Musonoi Mine, Kolwezi, Shaba (Katanga) Province, Congo (Zaire)
ex. Miller Calcite Collection
Sample size: 7 x 5.7 x 3.7 cm
 

Photo courtesy of: 

Rob Lavinsky

The Arkenstone

 

Origin: Mashamba West Mine, Kolwezi, Shaba (Katanga), Congo (Zaïre)
Sample size: ?
Owner: Steve Rust
 

Photo courtesy of: 

Steve Rust

 

  
Kolwezite with cobaltian calcite
Origin: Kakanda deposit, Kambove, Central area, Shaba Cu belt, Shaba, Congo (type locality)
Ex. DeVito Collection
Sample size: 4 x 3 x 2 cm
 
  
Kolwezite with bright pink cobaltian calcite
Origin: Mupine Mine, Shaba, Congo
Sample size: 3 x 2.5 x 2 cm
 

Photo courtesy of: 

Tom Loomis

Dakota Matrix Minerals

 

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