Cobaltocalcite specimens from Mashamba West, Katanga, Democratic Republic of the Congo.  Many of the specimens have associations of kolwezite and/or malachite.  Kolwezite is a relatively rare cobalt copper carbonate.

The following specimens were obtained from Congo Minerals and Gilbert Gauthier.


C1 - $95.00 

1.9 x 1.3 cm crystal of pink cobaltocalcite with minor kolwezite crystals on quartz.  The whole specimen measures 3.5 x 3 cm.

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C2 - $100.00 

2.5 cm crystal of deep pink cobaltocalcite with a coating of kolwezite.  This is about as good as the color gets for these!

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C3 - $55.00

5 x 2.3 cm specimen of cobaltocalcite crystals and minor kolwezite.

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C4 - $35.00 

3 x 2 cm specimen of aligned, glassy pink crystals of cobaltocalcite.

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C5 - $25.00

3 x 2 cm specimen of light pink crystals of cobaltocalcite.

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C6 - $65.00

5 x 3.5 cm specimen with a coating of 0.3 to 0.5 cm crystals of pink cobaltocalcite with minor malachite.

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C7 - $40.00 

3.5 x 2 cm specimen of pink cobaltocalcite with several acicular crystalline masses of kolwezite.

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C8 - $85.00 

3.6 x 3.1 cm cluster of pink cobaltocalcite crystals with minor coatings of malachite.

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C9 - $80.00 

1.7 cm crystal of pink cobaltocalcite rising from a 4 x 3.5 cm specimen.

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C10 - $95.00 

4.5 x 4 cm cluster of cobaltocalcite crystals with minor malachite.  The largest crystal is 2 cm in length.

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C11 - $125.00 

3.3 x 2.8 cm lustrous group of crystals of cobaltocalcite with a pile of kolwezite in the center.

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C12 - $100.00 

6.5 x 4 cm  group of crystals of cobaltocalcite with kolwezite.  The largest crystal is 2.1 cm in length

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C13 - $150.00 


5.5 x 4 cm rich magenta colored rhombic crystals of cobaltoan-dolomite with acicular crystal masses of heterogenite - a rare cobalt oxide hydroxide.

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