Cuprosklodowskite: Musonoi mine, Kolwezi, Lualaba, DR Congo

Description

Species: Cuprosklodowskite, Torbernite, Malachite

Locality: Musonoi mine, Kolwezi, Lualaba, Democratic Republic of the Congo

Dimensions: 7 x 5.5 x 2 cm.

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This is a very nice specimen of the rare and colorful copper uranium silicate mineral cuprosklodowskite with vivid-green needles to ~1.5 cm richly covering malachite and torbernite matrix. A nice example of this rare and beautiful mineral from the classic locality for the species!