PLANCHEITE, DIOPTASE, CALCITE


Specimen: #8822
Locality: Tantara Mine, Shinkolobwe, Katanga Copper Crescent, Katanga (Shaba), Congo - Kinshasa
Size: 51mm x 37mm x 26mm
Size description: Small Cabinet
Shipping: USA 8.60, Canada 11.80, Worldwide 12.80, China via UPS 29.00 (USD)
Status: SOLD

Gorgeous colorfulness for super Plancheite crust decorated aesthetically by Dioptase and Calcite. The rare secondary Copper silicate Plancheite forms splendid botryoidal cluster of needle crystals with sky blue color. Below is seen a Dioptase layer with green color. The final accent is one vertical white Calcite with melted appearance. In superb condition.
Overwhelming!



PLANCHEITE, DIOPTASE, CALCITE

PLANCHEITE, DIOPTASE, CALCITE

PLANCHEITE, DIOPTASE, CALCITE

PLANCHEITE, DIOPTASE, CALCITE