Chrysocolla ps. Gypsum (?), Malachite: Tenke-Fungurume area, Lualaba, DR Congo

Description

Species: Chrysocolla after Gypsum(?), Malachite

Locality: Tenke-Fungurume area, Lualaba, DR Congo

Size: 7 x 5.3 x 8.4 cm.

A beautiful example of a relatively recent find in the mineral-rich Katanga region of the Democratic Republic of the Congo: lustrous sky-blue chrysocolla psuedomorphs after what were most likely originally gypsum crystals with a layer of malachite underneath them, associated with quartz-covered malachite balls, and multiple generations of green malachite, blue chrysocolla and lustrous druzy quartz. We have an exclusive arrangement with a team of artisanal miners in this area for this beautiful material, we we are proud to be have been bringing to market over the past year or so. Very aesthetic and very unique!