Pink Cobaltoan Calcite from Kolwezi, Katanga Copper Crescent, Congo

Dimension: 4.2cm x 1.7cm x 1.9cm
Weight: 16g / 80 carat
Locality: Kolwezi, Katanga Copper Crescent, Katanga (Shaba), Democratic Republic of Congo (Zaïre)
 
A gorgeous, sparkly, vivid hot pink Cobaltoan Calcite in lustrous micro-crystals generously grown over 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 seen on the top surface, it is attractive in colors and shimmer!