Metatorbernite: Musonoi Mine, Kolwezi, Mutshatsha, Lualaba, DR Congo

Description

Species: Metatorbernite

Locality: Musonoi Mine, Kolwezi, Mutshatsha, Lualaba, DR Congo
Dimensions: 6.5 cm x 4.5 cm x 4 cm

Very nice, attractive Musonoi mine specimen featuring two generations (one more green than the other… torbernite vs. metatorbernite?) of well-formed tabular, green metatorbernite crystals in a void in altered siliceous dolostone matrix. Eric Quinter specimen U/Th 0223, pictured on mindat.org. Rare!