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Natural Rough Shattuckite Specimens x 12 From Kaokoveld, Namibia
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A NOTE FROM NICK
A large flat of 12 natural rough cobbed Shattuckite specimens with Chrysocolla and Malachite, nice color. Good for cutting and polishing.
PRODUCT DESCRIPTION
Shattuckite From Kaokoveld, Namibia
Shattuckite specimen from the Kaokoveld region, Kunene Province, Shattuckite with it's intense azure blue color and silky lustre, formed through supergene oxidation of primary copper sulphides in Proterozoic metasedimentary host rocks; common inclusions, include Malachite, Chrysocolla, and Bornite reflecting typical secondary copper silicate and carbonate paragenesis in silica-rich microenvironments of the oxidized zone.
PRODUCT MINERALS
Copper Silicate Hydroxide
PRODUCT COLOUR
Blue, Turquoise, Green
MOHS HARDNESS SCALE
2.5 to 3.5
PRODUCT DATA
Locality = Kaokoveld, Namibia
Grade = Good to A Grade
Size = 78 - 96 mm