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English: Cuprite, Malachite
Locality: Mashamba West Mine, Kolwezi, Western area, Katanga Copper Crescent, Katanga (Shaba), Democratic Republic of Congo (Zaïre) (Locality at mindat.org)
Size: miniature, 4.6 x 4.2 x 3 cm
Cuprite on Malachite
This is one of the world�s great localities for cuprite, sadly no longer producing. This specimen is covered on the left side by cuprite crystals to .7 cm, but on the right side there is one sharp octahedral crystal measuring over 1 cm. All the cuprite crystals exhibit some lustrous, etched faces. When backlit, they all have bright red highlights.
Deutsch: Cuprit, Malachit
Fundort: Mashamba West Mine, Kolwezi, Western area, Katanga Copper Crescent, Katanga, Demokratische Republik Kongo (Fundort bei mindat.org)
Größe: 4.6 x 4.2 x 3 cm
Date before March 2010
date QS:P,+2010-03-00T00:00:00Z/7,P1326,+2010-03-00T00:00:00Z/10
Source Image: http://www.irocks.com/db_pics/pics/es19c.jpg, Description: http://www.irocks.com/render.html?species=Cuprite&page=0
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Robert M. Lavinsky  (1972–)  wikidata:Q56247090
 
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Robert Matthew Lavinsky; Lavinsky, Robert M.; Lavinsky R M
Description American mineral collector and mineral dealer
iRocks.com (Mineralogical Record)
Date of birth 13 December 1972 Edit this at Wikidata
Location of birth Columbus Edit this at Wikidata
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