{"product_id":"natural-cuprite-and-malachite-x-1-from-mashamba-west-mine-congo","title":"Natural Cuprite and Malachite x 1 From Mashamba West Mine, Congo","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePLEASE DOUBLE CHECK \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA NOTE FROM NICK\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eAn XL 225 x 180 x 108 mm natural superb combination of Cuprite and Malachite from the Mashamba West Mine in the Congo. This is collectors material from one of the world's great copper belt locations. The contrast of deep red\/silver of the Cuprite against the bright green Malachite is gorgeous. These don't come around often.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePRODUCT DESCRIPTION\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCUPRITE AND MALACHITE SPECIMEN FROM CONGO\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003eCongolese Cuprite with Malachite, cuprite is a copper oxide mineral and one of the most important secondary copper minerals, forming in the oxidised zones of copper ore deposits through the weathering of primary copper sulphides. Its deep red to almost black colouration is caused by its high copper content, and fine crystals display a striking submetallic to adamantine lustre. Malachite, a copper carbonate hydroxide, forms alongside Cuprite in the same oxidised copper zones, producing vivid banded and botryoidal green masses that contrast sharply with the dark red Cuprite. The Mashamba West Mine in the Democratic Republic of Congo sits within the Central African Copperbelt, one of the richest copper mineralisation zones on earth, and has produced some of the finest copper mineral association specimens known to collectors\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: normal;\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eASSOCIATED MINERALS\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003eCuprite, Malachite, Copper\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: normal;\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eASSOCIATED FEATURES \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003eCubic, Octahedral, Botryoidal, Crystalline\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: normal;\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eASSOCIATED COLOURS \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003eRed, Green, Black, Copper, Silver\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: normal;\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eMOHS HARDNESS SCALE\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003e3.5 to 4\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003ePRODUCT DATA \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eLocality = Mashamba West Mine, Congo\u003cbr\u003eGrade = Very Good Grade\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e                      \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSize = 225 x 180 x 108 mm\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"CUPRITE","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50331327529153,"sku":"185-008-260614BM","price":14711.2,"currency_code":"ZAR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2066\/6451\/files\/185008_4.jpg?v=1781871767","url":"https:\/\/www.toprocks.com\/products\/natural-cuprite-and-malachite-x-1-from-mashamba-west-mine-congo","provider":"Toprock Gemstones and Minerals ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}