Description: An exceptional, highly tactile cabinet display specimen weighing 800 grams from the famous Mindingi Mine in the Katanga Copper Crescent. This piece showcases a striking formation of isolated, deep emerald-green "ball malachite" spheres resting atop a dense, sparkling carpet of micro-crystalline druzy quartz. The brilliant quartz bed sits over a dark, iron-rich matrix host rock, creating dramatic visual contrast and intense light reflectivity under gallery lighting. A pristine, high-luster example of Congolese copper silicate aesthetics.
Specimen Details Primary Minerals: Ball Malachite and Druzy Quartz Locality: Mindingi Mine, Swambo, Kambove District, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo Habit: Isolated botryoidal "ball" malachite spheres on druzy quartz matrix Dimensions: 15.2 x 10.2 x 9.1 cm (6.0 x 4.0 x 3.6 in) Weight: 800 g (28.2 oz)
Every Gatsby Gems specimen is hand-selected for exceptional mineral quality, provenance, and aesthetic distinction. Each piece includes a locality label and is professionally packaged for safe arrival and lasting display in your collection.
