Curite & Soddyite with Torbernite and Unknown Shinkolobwe, Katanga (Shaba), Democratic Republic of Congo (Zaïre) 5.3cm x 5.24cm x 2.9cm

Description/Interesting Notes: A fantastic combination of curite and soddyite from Shinkolobwe!!! This classic beauty consists of a colorful yellow and green (torbernite) matrix that hosts a rich showing of acicular crystals of intense orange-red curite and bright yellow to brown soddyite in association with an unknown red-orange species!!! The curite is present as fine, intensely colored acicular crystals!!! The soddyite crystals are sharp, lustrous, and rather large for the species!!! The soddyite crystals range in color from yellow to brown and some are present as balls of crysals poking through the curite crystals!!! On the reverse side of the specimen, there is a broad swath of intense orange-red crystals of unknown identity!!! At first glance it appears to be massive, amorphous curite, however upon close study it is clearly complexly crystalline material!!! This is a killer, old time Shinkolobwe specimen indeed!!! It is much more colorful than the pictures show and there are almost certainly other rare species present as well!!! This specimen came from a small lot of specimens that came from Gilbert Gauthier!!! The pics hardly do it justice!!! Gorgeous in person!!! Good luck and be sure to check out my other exciting mineral auctions on ebay!!! STAY TUNED!!! MORE AUCTIONS WILL BE ADDED SATURDAY NIGHT FOR A SPECIAL 5-DAY AUCTION, ENDING THURSDAY JULY 8th!!!

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