Congo, Zaire
The Democratic Republic of the Congo is most noted for malachite. A steady flow of this material is available with many mineral dealers including us.
|
|
|
|||||||||
|
|
|
|
|||||||||
OKH-674 Malachite Mashamba West Mine, Kolwezi, Shaba, Zaire. Ex. Dr. Steve Chamberlain Collection, circ. 1996. Approximately a half dozen parallel growth stalactites to 8 cm each. Piece measures 9.5 x 3.1 x 1.7 cm overall. Fine color, no damage and very aesthetic. A nice price for such a fine example. $170
|
|
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
|||||
OKH-675 Malachite “Thumb” Mashamba West Mine, Kolwezi, Shaba, Zaire. Ex. Dr. Steve Chamberlain Collection, circ. 1996. 8 x 2.5 x 2.5 cm overall. This stalactite looks so much like an actual thumb that it’s scary! No damage. $150
|
|||||
|
|
|||||
OKH-408 Diamond Zaire, Africa. This 1 cm silver colored crystal (partial crystal) fluoresces a bright yellow under short wave UV light. It is 3.97 carats in weight. $100
|
|||||
|
|
|||||
OKH-409 Diamond Zaire, Africa. A misshapen yellow crystal with no fluorescence that is 4.09 carats in weight and measures 1.1 cm overall. $150
|
|
||||||
|
|
|
||||||
OKH-552 Malachite Stalactite Zaire, Congo. Several intergrown stalactites that take on the appearance of the letter "H". Light green color, smooth surface texture, and no damage. 7 x 6.5 cm with stalactites to 2.5 cm diameter. Custom engraved acrylic base. $250
|
|
|
|||||||||
|
|
|
|
|||||||||
OKH-553 Malachite Stalactite Zaire, Congo. A bright green pair of stalactites in parallel growth. Well developed growth rings on both. One has a micro crystalline surface texture while the remainder of the specimen is smooth and slightly lighter in color. 10.2 x 6.5 x 3.2 cm. No damage. Custom engraved acrylic base. $295
|
|
|
|||
|
|
|
|||
|
|
|||||
OKH-552 Malachite Stalactite Zaire, Congo. Several intergrown, almost parallel stalactites of a rich green color make up this specimen. The are rippled and taper in an attractive manner. 7.5 x 2.8 x 2 cm. No damage. Custom engraved acrylic base. $180
|
|
||||||
|
|
|
||||||
OKF-492 Dioptase Reneville, Congo An average specimen with one good display face. 3.8 x 2.4 x 2.2 cm overall. Sides and base are broken matrix, also dioptase, but display face isn’t too bad. 40$
