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Polished on One Side Shattuckite Free Forms x 12 From Kaokoveld, Namibia
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A large flat of one side polished Shattuckite free forms. Colorful, rare material with stone sealer on surface keep the oxidized color. One of them with Dioptase, these are from Namibia.
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 = Medium to Very Good Grade
Size = 74 - 126 mm