Kolwezite & sphaerocobaltite #2
description: <p style="text-align: justify;">LOCALITY: near Kolwezi, Katanga, Democratic Republic of the Congo
<br /><br />3 1/2" tall</p>
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<p style="text-align: justify;">This piece was bought from a supplier who lived in Katanga Province, DRC in early 2010. Kolwezite is the green species. Sphaerocobaltite is the dark purple species. The pale pink species is cobaltocalcite. It forms a solid solution series with sphaerocobaltite. The latter is has a higher cobalt content.</p>
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<p style="text-align: justify;">Photo by Matthew Webb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia </p>