Buttgenbachite – DR Congo

Small electric-blue acicular sprays of Buttgenbachite and some intense green Brochantite on a massive Cuprite matrix with traces of a white-blue copper silicate. This rare copper nitrate has been found in the 1920’s and there were some specimens found until the 1970’s. This is part of a new find that was made in early 2018. It is unclear if the specimens are actually from the Likasi Mine or from the Tenke area, but both are part of the same deposits.

Locality: Likasi Mine, Kambove, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo

Dimensions: 4 × 3.7 × 2.1 cm