Malachite – 7 inch Fibrous Crystal Display – Katanga Copper Crescent

This fibrous malachite is from the Katanga Copper Crescent, Katanga in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The Katanga Copper Cresent encompasses a vast mineral rich area containing 209 different minerals. Local people work the mines for mineral specimens like this malachite. It is a carbonate containing the elements Cu, C, O and H. It is a secondary mineral found in oxidized and weathered zones of copper ore deposits.. This specimen consists entirely of fibrous malachite crystals with terminated crystals on all sides. It can be displayed from all angles. The malachite has a chatoyant jungle green color. It measures 7 x 3 1/4 x 3 1/8 inches or 177 x 83 x 79 mm.