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Natural Rough Shattuckite and Malachite Specimens x 6 From Kaokoveld, Namibia
175-990-251115KW
R564.48 ZAR
AVAILABILITY: We currently have 1 in stock
A NOTE FROM NICK
A Tray of 6 Natural Kaokoveld Shattuckite and Malachite Specimens.
PRODUCT DESCRIPTION
Shattuckite From Kaokoveld, Namibia
Shattuckite specimen from the Kaokoveld region, Kunene Province, Shattuckite with it's intense azure blue color and silky luster, formed through supergene oxidation of primary copper sulfides 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 Grade
Size = 93 - 114 mm
PRODUCT WEIGHT: 2.52 kg