The definitive thumbnail. Extremely well defined Libethenite crystals, with marked pseudo-octahedral habit. Very deep green color, excellent luster and on matrix. This sample was collected by K. J. Reid in November, 1976, and there is a good paper about this deposit on The Mineralogical Record (Vol. 9 n. 6, Nov.-Dec. 1978) The specimen has been reviewed, photographed and published in the magazine ‘Mineral Up’ on page 26 in number 2008/2
Nkana Mine (Rokana Mine), Mindola pit, Kitwe, Kitwe District, Copperbelt Province Zambia (11/1976)
Specimen size: 2.1 × 1.6 × 1.4 cm = 0.83” × 0.63” × 0.55”
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