Pink Cobaltoan Calcite from Kolwezi, Katanga Copper Crescent, Congo

Dimension: 4.3cm x 3.3cm x 1.8cm
Weight: 26g
Locality: Kolwezi, Katanga Copper Crescent, Katanga (Shaba), Democratic Republic of Congo (Zaïre)
 
A gorgeous, sparkly, vivid hot pink Cobaltoan Calcite in lustrous micro-crystals completely coat an undulating matrix of cryptocrystalline Quartz.  From the Kolwezi, Katanga Copper Crescent, Katanga (Shaba), Democratic Republic of Congo (Zaïre), which has been in operation since 1978.  Small Malachite crystals intergrown can also be observed, it is attractive in colors and shimmer!