SOLD !
Arrived directly from Africa on 23.6.
Malachite with CHRYSOKOLL from the RUASHI MINE in LUBUMBASHI - Congo
In recent years, it has become very difficult to obtain mineral specimens from the Congo. European traders who wanted to buy directly in the Congo tell horror stories about the conditions, military and police terror, and the totally ridiculous prices. The locals in Elisabethville demand 1,000 dollars for a hand-sized malachite specimen!
We source malachite from a South African company that operates three mines in the Congo and also sells us specimens at a realistic price.
This great piece is a so-called BOTROIDAL ( -traubig -) malachite with beautiful light blue CHRYSOKOLL .
Weight: 380 g Dimensions: 10 x 7 x 5 cm
FURTHER STEPS and POLISHED PIECES as well as hand-carved ELEPHANTS and LIONS made of malachite will be presented here in the next few days.
