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DR Congo, Haut-Katanga

Étoile du Congo, DR Congo

Mineral locality Documented sitePermission required

What you could find

Reported finds from this ground.

Nails and fittingsNails and fittings

Also reported: malachite, chrysocolla, libethenite.

Photos via Wikimedia Commons: North Lincolnshire Museum, Martin Foreman, (CC BY 2.0).

Why this spot

Rockhounding locality: oxidized copper ore

Star of Congo mine documented for malachite, chrysocolla and libethenite.View source →

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