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RM3570   Chalcocite
Cu₂S
  -  2. Sulfuros y sulfosales

A group of brilliant pseudohexagonal chalcocite crystals, one of which stands out for its size and definition. These specimens, considered among the finest in the world, come from the M'a mining area in the Republic of the Congo, near the border with the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Many of the mining operations closed in the 1980s, but new workings have yielded exceptional specimens like this one. 6c42m

Size: 6.4 x 4.6 x 3.2 cm.
Main crystal: 3.3 x 3 x 0.9 cm.
480 €
RM3068   Mimetite

Specimen very rich in mimetite crystals, with shapes of the hexagonal dipyramid, some doubly terminated, with a slightly orange-yellow colour, very brilliant. They are disposed on a matrix of goethite with hemimorphite. From an unusual locality for the species. The specimen has been analyzed since it was labeled as pyromorphite. We will send the results to the buyer.

Size: 5.3 x 4.6 x 3.7 cm.
Analyzed specimen with report
RM587   Hemimorphite with cerussite

A novelty at Sainte-Marie-aux-Mines 2013. Globular aggregates of tabular hemimorphite crystals showing an intense blue color and good luster. This blue color is unusual for the species and in relatively few deposits can be observed, it is usually colorless. The specimen is peppered by groups of very sharp cerussite crystals with good brilliance, some of them partially covered bay a black microcrystals, showing prismatic crystals and cyclic twins. From a recent find at the Kimbedi copper mining area in the Republic of Congo (Congo Brazzaville).

Size: 8,0 x 6,0 x 4,0 cm.
Main crystal: 8 x 7 mm (aggr.).
Found in 06/2013.
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RM586   Hemimorphite with cerussite

A novelty at Sainte-Marie-aux-Mines 2013. Globular aggregates of tabular hemimorphite crystals showing an intense blue color and good luster. This blue color is unusual for the species and in relatively few deposits can be observed, it is usually colorless. The specimen is peppered by groups of very sharp cerussite crystals with good brilliance, some of them partially covered bay a black microcrystals, showing prismatic crystals and cyclic twins. The sample is from a recent find at the Kimbedi copper mining area in the Republic of Congo-Brazzaville.

Size: 7,7 x 5,3 x 2,5 cm.
Main crystal: 6 x 6 mm (aggr.).
Found in 06/2013.
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