Mimetite, Willemite, Goethite
Mfouati, Mfouati District, Bouenza Department, Republic of the Congo
5.6 x 2.1 x 1.8 cm. A fine and rare combination from the less well-known Pb-Zn-Cu mining district, known primarily for huge wulfenite crystals. Two intergrown, rust-red goethite stalactites are festooned with tiny, sparkly, sharp, gemmy, tan willemite crystals, which in turn, are richly peppered with starkly contrasting spherical aggregates of ...
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