{"product_id":"auction-win-5793a97b-3566-4596-a191-470ccff0d7f4","title":"Auction Win: Malachite (cap)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLocality:\u003c\/strong\u003e Katanga Copper Crescent, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSize:\u003c\/strong\u003e Miniature - 4 × 3.7 × .7 cm\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMalachite is a bright green secondary copper mineral with the formula Cu2(CO3)(OH)2, first described in antiquity as \"molochitus\" by Pliny the Elder in 79 CE after the Greek word for mallows due to its leaf-like green color. It is historically valued as a pigment and now prized by collectors for its banded, agate-like appearance and botryoidal clusters.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Katanga Copper Crescent in Haut-Katanga, DR Congo is a world-renowned mining locality within the Central African Copper Belt, famous for producing exceptional specimens of copper and cobalt minerals. This region is a type locality for 66 valid minerals and has yielded iconic examples of malachite, chrysocolla, carrollite, cuprite, and the rare cobaltomenite found at the Musonoi-Extension mine. Collectors prize specimens from here for their vibrant colors, complex crystal forms, and the unique geological association of copper with cobalt and selenium. Today, it remains one of the most significant sources for high-quality copper-cobalt mineral specimens in the global collector market.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Crystal Castle","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48969305817243,"sku":null,"price":5.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0336\/3012\/6217\/files\/7376725f-0189-4929-9d0f-7b407ef2db61.jpg?v=1783890420","url":"https:\/\/www.overtonfamilyjewels.com\/products\/auction-win-5793a97b-3566-4596-a191-470ccff0d7f4","provider":"OFJ's Crystal Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}