[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"minerals:one:1131":3},{"id":4,"longid":5,"guid":6,"name":7,"shortcode_ima":8,"entrytype":9,"entrytype_text":10,"varietyof":11,"synid":11,"polytypeof":11,"groupid":11,"weighting":12,"nolocadd":13,"blacklisted":13,"mindat_formula":14,"mindat_formula_note":11,"ima_formula":14,"elements":15,"sigelements":20,"key_elements":21,"impurities":22,"cim":23,"ima_status":24,"ima_notes":11,"ima_history":11,"approval_year":11,"publication_year":11,"discovery_year":27,"strunz10ed1":28,"strunz10ed2":29,"strunz10ed3":30,"strunz10ed4":31,"dana8ed1":32,"dana8ed2":33,"dana8ed3":34,"dana8ed4":35,"csystem":36,"cclass":37,"spacegroup":38,"spacegroupset":39,"a":40,"b":41,"c":42,"alpha":39,"beta":39,"gamma":39,"aerror":11,"berror":11,"cerror":11,"alphaerror":11,"betaerror":11,"gammaerror":11,"va3":11,"z":11,"csmetamict":13,"commentcrystal":11,"twinning":43,"tranglide":11,"parting":11,"epitaxidescription":11,"morphology":44,"tlform":45,"hmin":46,"hmax":46,"hardtype":11,"vhnmin":39,"vhnmax":39,"vhnerror":11,"vhng":11,"vhns":11,"commenthard":11,"dmeas":47,"dmeas2":47,"dcalc":48,"dmeaserror":11,"dcalcerror":11,"commentdense":11,"lustre":11,"lustretype":49,"commentluster":11,"diapheny":50,"streak":11,"colour":51,"commentcolor":52,"colors":53,"streak_colors":11,"luminescence":11,"uv":11,"cleavage":11,"cleavagetype":56,"fracturetype":11,"tenacity":11,"commentbreak":11,"opticaltype":57,"opticalsign":58,"opticalalpha":59,"opticalalpha2":39,"opticalalphaerror":11,"opticalbeta":60,"opticalbeta2":39,"opticalbetaerror":11,"opticalgamma":61,"opticalgamma2":39,"opticalgammaerror":11,"opticalomega":39,"opticalomega2":39,"opticalomegaerror":11,"opticalepsilon":39,"opticalepsilon2":39,"opticalepsilonerror":11,"opticaln":39,"opticaln2":39,"opticalnerror":11,"optical2vcalc":62,"optical2vcalc2":39,"optical2vcalcerror":11,"optical2vmeasured":63,"optical2vmeasured2":39,"optical2vmeasurederror":11,"rimin":64,"rimax":65,"opticaldispersion":66,"opticalpleochroism":67,"opticalpleochorismdesc":11,"opticalbirefringence":11,"opticalcomments":11,"opticalcolour":11,"opticalinternal":11,"opticaltropic":11,"opticalanisotropism":11,"opticalbireflectance":11,"opticalextinction":68,"opticalr":11,"specdispm":11,"ir":11,"electrical":11,"magnetism":11,"thermalbehaviour":11,"other":69,"industrial":11,"occurrence":70,"otheroccurrence":11,"type_specimen_store":71,"description_short":11,"aboutname":72,"rock_parent":11,"rock_parent2":11,"rock_root":9,"rock_bgs_code":11,"meteoritical_code":11,"updttime":73,"reviewed_at":11,"variety_of":11,"varieties":74,"group_members":75,"associates":76,"confused_with":77,"type_localities":78,"occurrence_total":85,"citations":86,"images":179,"structures":392,"synonyms":399,"language_names":400,"wikidata_qid":440,"texts":441},1131,"1:1:1131:6","534e7e3e-45b9-4456-af35-c4599c184437","Cornetite","Cne",0,"mineral",null,4252,false,"Cu\u003Csub>3\u003C\u002Fsub>(PO\u003Csub>4\u003C\u002Fsub>)(OH)\u003Csub>3\u003C\u002Fsub>",[16,17,18,19],"Cu","O","P","H",[16,17,18,19],[16],",Co,,","19.2.2",[25,26],"APPROVED","GRANDFATHERED","1916","8","B","E","15","41","3","2","1","Orthorhombic",8,61,"0","10.88","14.1","7.11","Reported on {h0l}.","Crystals short prismatic [001] to equant. Face {210} commonly rounded. May also show large {021}, {221}. Crusts of minute crystals.","Blue crystals, either isolated or grouped, on sandstone. Square prisms with ocathedral terminations.",4.5,"4.10","4.14","Vitreous","Transparent,Translucent","Dark blue to green-blue; green-blue in transmitted light.","May exhibit colour zoning in shades of green-blue.",[54,55],"blue","green","None Observed","Biaxial","-","1.765","1.81","1.82","48","33",1.765,1.82,"none","Non-pleochroic","X = b; Y = a; Z = c.","Soluble in cold HCl.","Oxidized zone of a hydrothermal copper deposit.","Laboratory of Mineralogy, University of Liège, Belgium, 9.130 and 9.133.","Named in honour of Mr Jules Cornet (4 March 1865, La Louvière, Belgium – 17 May 1929, Mons, Belgium), a Belgian geologist. He prospected in the Congo and particularly in Katanga, where he discovered its immense mineral wealth.\r\nCornetite was the first new mineral discovered in Congo.","2026-05-24 15:26:14",[],[],[],[],[79],{"id":80,"txt":81,"latitude":82,"longitude":83,"country":84},4331,"L'Etoile du Congo Mine, Lubumbashi, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo",-11.6344444,27.5808333,"DR Congo",36,[87,91,95,99,103,108,112,117,121,125,129,133,138,142,146,150,155,160,165,169,174],{"id":88,"year":89,"html":90,"doi":11},16106538,1912,"Cesàro, G. (1912) Sur un nouveau minéral du Katanga. Annales de la Société Géologique de Belgique, 39, B241-B242.",{"id":92,"year":93,"html":94,"doi":11},16106539,1913,"Hutchinson, A., Macgregor, A.M. (1913) A crystalline basic copper phosphate from Rhodesia. Nature: 92: 364.",{"id":96,"year":97,"html":98,"doi":11},16106540,1916,"Buttgenbach, H. (1916) Cornètite. in Les Minéraux et les Roches, Liège: 452-453.",{"id":100,"year":101,"html":102,"doi":11},16106541,1920,"Gordon, S.G., Wherry, E.T. (1920) New minerals. American Mineralogist: 5: 15-18 (17).",{"id":104,"year":105,"html":106,"doi":107},6220628,1921,"Hutchinson, A., MacGregor, A. M. (1921) On Cornetite from Bwana Mkubwa, Northern Rhodesia. \u003Ci>Mineralogical Magazine and Journal of the Mineralogical Society\u003C\u002Fi>, 19 (95). 225-232 \u003Ca target='_blank' href='https:\u002F\u002Fdoi.org\u002F10.1180\u002Fminmag.1921.019.95.01'>doi:10.1180\u002Fminmag.1921.019.95.01\u003C\u002Fa>","10.1180\u002Fminmag.1921.019.95.01",{"id":109,"year":110,"html":111,"doi":11},16106543,1929,"Ungemach, H. (1929) Précisions cristallographiques sur quelques minéraux du Congo belge. Société géologique de Belgique, Liége, Annales: 52: 75-85.",{"id":113,"year":114,"html":115,"doi":116},653692,1934,"Larsen, E.S.; Berman, H. (1934) The microscopic determination of the nonopaque minerals. \u003Ci>Bulletin of the US Geological Survey\u003C\u002Fi> Vol. 848. US Geological Survey p.1-266. \u003Ca target='_blank' href='https:\u002F\u002Fdoi.org\u002F10.3133\u002Fb848'>doi:10.3133\u002Fb848\u003C\u002Fa> \u003Ca target='_blank' href='https:\u002F\u002Fpubs.usgs.gov\u002Fbul\u002F0848\u002Freport.pdf?reftype=.pdf' class='refpdflink'>\u003C\u002Fa>","10.3133\u002Fb848",{"id":118,"year":119,"html":120,"doi":11},521031,1940,"Richmond, Wallace E. (1940) Crystal chemistry of the phosphates, arsenates and vanadates of the type A2XO4(Z). \u003Ci>American Mineralogist\u003C\u002Fi>,  25 (7). 441-479 \u003Ca target='_blank' href='http:\u002F\u002Fwww.minsocam.org\u002Fammin\u002FAM25\u002FAM25_441.pdf' class='refpdflink'>\u003C\u002Fa>",{"id":122,"year":123,"html":124,"doi":11},16106546,1946,"Berry, L.G. (1946) Cornetite and pseudomalachite. American Mineralogist: 31: 190-190.",{"id":126,"year":127,"html":128,"doi":11},521995,1950,"Berry, L. G. (1950) On pseudomalachite and cornetite. \u003Ci>American Mineralogist\u003C\u002Fi>,  35 (5-6) 365-385 \u003Ca target='_blank' href='http:\u002F\u002Fwww.minsocam.org\u002Fammin\u002FAM35\u002FAM35_365.pdf' class='refpdflink'>\u003C\u002Fa>",{"id":130,"year":131,"html":132,"doi":11},1118652,1951,"Palache, Charles; Berman, Harry; Frondel, Clifford (1951) \u003Ci>The System of Mineralogy\u003C\u002Fi> (7th ed.) Vol. 2 - Halides, Nitrates, Borates, Carbonates, Sulfates, Phosphates, Arsenates, Tungstates, Molybdates, Etc. John Wiley and Sons.",{"id":134,"year":135,"html":136,"doi":137},2040256,1964,"Fehlmann, M., Ghose, Subrata, Finney, J. J. (1964) Direct Determination of the Crystal Structure of Cornetite, Cu3PO4(OH)3, by the Monte Carlo Method. \u003Ci>The Journal of Chemical Physics\u003C\u002Fi>,  41 (7) 1910-1916 \u003Ca target='_blank' href='https:\u002F\u002Fdoi.org\u002F10.1063\u002F1.1726182'>doi:10.1063\u002F1.1726182\u003C\u002Fa>","10.1063\u002F1.1726182",{"id":139,"year":140,"html":141,"doi":11},12906458,1970,"Khin, BaSaw (1970) Cornetite from Saginaw Hill, Arizona. \u003Ci>The Mineralogical Record\u003C\u002Fi>, 1 (3) 117-118",{"id":143,"year":144,"html":145,"doi":11},12906519,1971,"(1971) Errata. \u003Ci>The Mineralogical Record\u003C\u002Fi>, 2 (1) 47",{"id":147,"year":148,"html":149,"doi":11},16106551,1989,"Eby, R.K., Hawthorne, F.C. (1989) Cornetite: modulated densely-packed Cu2+ oxysalt. Mineralogy and Petrology: 40: 127-136.",{"id":151,"year":152,"html":153,"doi":154},16106552,1996,"Ramanaiah, M. Venkata; Ravikumar, R. V. S. S. N.; Srinivasulu, G.; Reddy, B. J.; Rao, P. S. (1996) Detailed spectroscopic studies on cornetite from southern shaba, zaire. \u003Ci>Ferroelectrics\u003C\u002Fi>,  175 (1). 175-182 \u003Ca target='_blank' href='https:\u002F\u002Fdoi.org\u002F10.1080\u002F00150199608213386'>doi:10.1080\u002F00150199608213386\u003C\u002Fa>","10.1080\u002F00150199608213386",{"id":156,"year":157,"html":158,"doi":159},2421918,2002,"Frost, Ray L., Williams, Peter A., Martens, Wayde, Kloprogge, J. Theo, Leverett, Peter (2002) Raman spectroscopy of the basic copper phosphate minerals cornetite, libethenite, pseudomalachite, reichenbachite and ludjibaite. \u003Ci>Journal of Raman Spectroscopy\u003C\u002Fi>, 33 (4). 260-263 \u003Ca target='_blank' href='https:\u002F\u002Fdoi.org\u002F10.1002\u002Fjrs.850'>doi:10.1002\u002Fjrs.850\u003C\u002Fa>","10.1002\u002Fjrs.850",{"id":161,"year":162,"html":163,"doi":164},394671,2003,"Martens, Wayde, Frost, Ray L. (2003) An infrared spectroscopic study of the basic copper phosphate minerals: Cornetite, libethenite, and pseudomalachite. \u003Ci>American Mineralogist\u003C\u002Fi>,  88 (1) 37-46 \u003Ca target='_blank' href='https:\u002F\u002Fdoi.org\u002F10.2138\u002Fam-2003-0105'>doi:10.2138\u002Fam-2003-0105\u003C\u002Fa>","10.2138\u002Fam-2003-0105",{"id":166,"year":167,"html":168,"doi":11},16963802,2005,"(2005) Cornetite. \u003Ci>Handbook of Mineralogy\u003C\u002Fi>. Mineralogical Society of America \u003Ca target='_blank' href='https:\u002F\u002Fwww.handbookofmineralogy.org\u002Fpdfs\u002Fcornetite.pdf' class='refpdflink'>\u003C\u002Fa>",{"id":170,"year":171,"html":172,"doi":173},16395602,2014,"Kharbish, Sherif, Andráš, Peter, Luptáková, Jarmila, Milovská, Stanislava (2014) Raman spectra of oriented and non-oriented Cu hydroxy-phosphate minerals: Libethenite, cornetite, pseudomalachite, reichenbachite and ludjibaite. \u003Ci>Spectrochimica Acta Part A: Molecular and Biomolecular Spectroscopy\u003C\u002Fi>, 130. 152-163 \u003Ca target='_blank' href='https:\u002F\u002Fdoi.org\u002F10.1016\u002Fj.saa.2014.01.144'>doi:10.1016\u002Fj.saa.2014.01.144\u003C\u002Fa>","10.1016\u002Fj.saa.2014.01.144",{"id":175,"year":176,"html":177,"doi":178},13590473,2020,"Kornyakov, I. V.; Krivovichev, S. V. (2020) Hydrogen bonding and structural complexity of cornetite, cornubite, rollandite, and yvonite: a theoretical study. \u003Ci>Zapiski RMO (Proceedings of the Russian Mineralogical Society)\u003C\u002Fi>,  149 (2). 80-95 \u003Ca target='_blank' href='https:\u002F\u002Fdoi.org\u002F10.31857\u002Fs0869605520020033'>doi:10.31857\u002Fs0869605520020033\u003C\u002Fa>","10.31857\u002Fs0869605520020033",[180,190,198,207,214,222,230,237,245,252,259,268,275,284,292,299,306,313,321,328,334,340,348,355,364,371,378,385],{"id":181,"source_url":182,"license_code":183,"credit_html":184,"title":185,"description":186,"author":187,"original_width":188,"original_height":189},6310,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10135124","CC BY-SA 3.0","Robert M. Lavinsky, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10135124\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Cornetite-54371.jpg","\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FCornetite\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Cornetite\">Cornetite\u003C\u002Fa>\n\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>Locality: L'Etoile du Congo Mine (Star of the Congo Mine; Kalukuluku Mine), \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FLubumbashi\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Lubumbashi\">Lubumbashi (Elizabethville)\u003C\u002Fa>, Southern area, Katanga Copper Crescent, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FKatanga\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Katanga\">Katanga (Shaba)\u003C\u002Fa>, Democratic Republic of Congo (Zaïre) (\u003Ca rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"external text\" href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.mindat.org\u002Floc-4331.html\">Locality at mindat.org\u003C\u002Fa>)\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>A gorgeous large plate from a remarkable find of 1998-1999, that slowly leaks to market. This plate just glitters with almost electric deep blue color, of several hues, from the sparkling carpet of microcrystalline cornetite. It is much better in person, almost impossible to describe by photos! This is one of the finest large plates that would have come out. 19.5 x 9 x 4.5 cm\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>","Robert M. Lavinsky",600,377,{"id":191,"source_url":192,"license_code":193,"credit_html":194,"title":195,"description":11,"author":11,"original_width":196,"original_height":197},29532,"https:\u002F\u002Fgeocollections.info\u002Ffile\u002F115148","CC BY 4.0","Photo: Unknown author — http:\u002F\u002Fcreativecommons.org\u002Flicenses\u002Fby\u002F4.0\u002F, courtesy of \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fgeocollections.info\u002Ffile\u002F115148\" rel=\"noopener\">Department of Geology, TalTech\u003C\u002Fa> via Europeana","Limonite",1000,666,{"id":199,"source_url":200,"license_code":183,"credit_html":201,"title":202,"description":203,"author":204,"original_width":205,"original_height":206},50770,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=5317094","Ra'ike (see also: de:Benutzer:Ra'ike), via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=5317094\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Cornetite - Zaire.jpg","\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FCornetite\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Cornetite\">Cornetite\u003C\u002Fa> from Zaire","Ra'ike (see also: de:Benutzer:Ra'ike)",1800,1300,{"id":208,"source_url":209,"license_code":183,"credit_html":210,"title":211,"description":212,"author":187,"original_width":188,"original_height":213},6311,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10140388","Robert M. Lavinsky, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10140388\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Cornetite-121012.jpg","\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FCornetite\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Cornetite\">Cornetite\u003C\u002Fa>\n\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>Locality: L'Etoile du Congo Mine (Star of the Congo Mine; Kalukuluku Mine), \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FLubumbashi\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Lubumbashi\">Lubumbashi (Elizabethville)\u003C\u002Fa>, Southern area, Katanga Copper Crescent, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FKatanga\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Katanga\">Katanga (Shaba)\u003C\u002Fa>, Democratic Republic of Congo (Zaïre) (\u003Ca rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"external text\" href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.mindat.org\u002Floc-4331.html\">Locality at mindat.org\u003C\u002Fa>)\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>Size: 4.6 x 4.2 x 4.1 cm.\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>A specimen with the most intense blue color I have yet seen in cornetite, composed of a velvety carpet of microcrystals that glistens in person; and is not flat in lustre at all as appears in the pics. This is an old specimen, and to me has a more intense blue color than modern material which has come from the same mine (the modern material is also sparkly , but a darker hue than we see on this specimen). Ex. Martin Zinn Collection.\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>",410,{"id":215,"source_url":216,"license_code":183,"credit_html":217,"title":218,"description":219,"author":187,"original_width":220,"original_height":221},50771,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10136024","Robert M. Lavinsky, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10136024\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Cornetite-61014.jpg","\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FCornetite\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Cornetite\">Cornetite\u003C\u002Fa>\n\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>Locality: L'Etoile du Congo Mine (Star of the Congo Mine; Kalukuluku Mine), \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FLubumbashi\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Lubumbashi\">Lubumbashi (Elizabethville)\u003C\u002Fa>, Southern area, Katanga Copper Crescent, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FKatanga\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Katanga\">Katanga (Shaba)\u003C\u002Fa>, Democratic Republic of Congo (Zaïre) (\u003Ca rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"external text\" href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.mindat.org\u002Floc-4331.html\">Locality at mindat.org\u003C\u002Fa>)\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>Surely cornetites show one of the prettiest colors in the mineral kingdom – an incredibly rich deep blue-green – and a sprinkling of microcrystals of malachite and lighter blue cornetite adds even more beauty to this specimen. This is from a now-famous find of 1998 that produced this characteristic style. Cornetites are (sadly) quite few and far between amongst the copper minerals that come out of Shaba Province – and for this reason are snapped up pretty quickly when they do come out. 7.5 x 3.5 x 3.2 cm\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>",700,414,{"id":223,"source_url":224,"license_code":183,"credit_html":225,"title":226,"description":227,"author":187,"original_width":228,"original_height":229},6312,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10420186","Robert M. Lavinsky, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10420186\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Cornetite-4jg1a.jpg","\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FCornetite\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Cornetite\">Cornetite\u003C\u002Fa>\n\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>Locality: L'Etoile du Congo Mine (Star of the Congo Mine; Kalukuluku Mine), \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FLubumbashi\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Lubumbashi\">Lubumbashi (Elizabethville)\u003C\u002Fa>, Southern area, Katanga Copper Crescent, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FKatanga\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Katanga\">Katanga (Shaba)\u003C\u002Fa>, Democratic Republic of Congo (Zaïre) (\u003Ca rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"external text\" href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.mindat.org\u002Floc-4331.html\">Locality at mindat.org\u003C\u002Fa>)\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>Size: miniature, 5.7 x 3.9 x 3.9 cm\n\u003Cdl>\u003Cdt>Cornetite\u003C\u002Fdt>\u003C\u002Fdl>\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>Very rich dense growth of very fine acicular crystals in a fine rounded botryoidal look. The deep blue color is every bit as good as any youve seen before from this, the type locality; and the fine microcrystals bring a nice sparkling luster to the piece. 5.7 x 3.9 x 3.9 cm\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>",564,800,{"id":231,"source_url":232,"license_code":183,"credit_html":233,"title":234,"description":235,"author":187,"original_width":236,"original_height":220},50772,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10136035","Robert M. Lavinsky, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10136035\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Cornetite-61023.jpg","\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FCornetite\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Cornetite\">Cornetite\u003C\u002Fa>\n\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>Locality: L'Etoile du Congo Mine (Star of the Congo Mine; Kalukuluku Mine), \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FLubumbashi\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Lubumbashi\">Lubumbashi (Elizabethville)\u003C\u002Fa>, Southern area, Katanga Copper Crescent, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FKatanga\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Katanga\">Katanga (Shaba)\u003C\u002Fa>, Democratic Republic of Congo (Zaïre) (\u003Ca rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"external text\" href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.mindat.org\u002Floc-4331.html\">Locality at mindat.org\u003C\u002Fa>)\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>Cornetite is prized by collectors for its intense, rich blue-green color and velvety sparkle. Unfortunately, it is not found in quantity and therefore specimens are uncommon, particularly compared to other copper minerals from the Congo. This specimen has the very desirable luster and color that makes cornetite so unique. It is MUCH MORE intense in person than indicated and this comes from a very special pocket of sparkly critters found in 1999. 8.2 x 3.5 x 3.5 cm\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>",446,{"id":238,"source_url":239,"license_code":183,"credit_html":240,"title":241,"description":242,"author":187,"original_width":243,"original_height":244},6313,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10453209","Robert M. Lavinsky, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10453209\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Cornetite-mrz104b.jpg","\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FCornetite\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Cornetite\">Cornetite\u003C\u002Fa>\n\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>Locality: Shaba Province, Zaire\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>Size: miniature, 4.6 x 4.2 x 4.1 cm\n\u003Cdl>\u003Cdt>Cornetite\u003C\u002Fdt>\u003C\u002Fdl>\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>A specimen with the most intense blue color I have yet seen in cornetite, composed of a velvety carpet of microcrystals that glistens in person; and is not flat in lustre at all as appears in the pics. This is an old specimen, and to me has a more intense blue color than modern material which has come from the same mine (the modern material is also sparkly , but a darker hue than we see on this specimen).\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>",365,400,{"id":246,"source_url":247,"license_code":183,"credit_html":248,"title":249,"description":250,"author":187,"original_width":251,"original_height":220},50773,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10139391","Robert M. Lavinsky, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10139391\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Cornetite-118737.jpg","\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FCornetite\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Cornetite\">Cornetite\u003C\u002Fa>\n\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>Locality: L'Etoile du Congo Mine (Star of the Congo Mine; Kalukuluku Mine), \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FLubumbashi\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Lubumbashi\">Lubumbashi (Elizabethville)\u003C\u002Fa>, Southern area, Katanga Copper Crescent, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FKatanga\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Katanga\">Katanga (Shaba)\u003C\u002Fa>, Democratic Republic of Congo (Zaïre) (\u003Ca rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"external text\" href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.mindat.org\u002Floc-4331.html\">Locality at mindat.org\u003C\u002Fa>)\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>Size: 10 x 7 x 4 cm.\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>Cornetites are VERY hard to obtain - snapped up quickly whenever they come out due to their gorgeous peacock-blue color and scarcity compared to other area copper minerals.\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>",539,{"id":253,"source_url":254,"license_code":183,"credit_html":255,"title":256,"description":257,"author":187,"original_width":258,"original_height":188},6314,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10453340","Robert M. Lavinsky, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10453340\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Cornetite-mrz193b.jpg","\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FCornetite\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Cornetite\">Cornetite\u003C\u002Fa>\n\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>Locality: L'Etoile du Congo Mine (Star of the Congo Mine; Kalukuluku Mine), \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FLubumbashi\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Lubumbashi\">Lubumbashi (Elizabethville)\u003C\u002Fa>, Southern area, Katanga Copper Crescent, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FKatanga\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Katanga\">Katanga (Shaba)\u003C\u002Fa>, Democratic Republic of Congo (Zaïre) (\u003Ca rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"external text\" href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.mindat.org\u002Floc-4331.html\">Locality at mindat.org\u003C\u002Fa>)\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>Size: miniature, 5.6 x 2.8 x 0.5 cm\n\u003Cdl>\u003Cdt>Cornetite\u003C\u002Fdt>\u003C\u002Fdl>\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>A sparkling specimen of the older style of cornetite from this region, not found today (though cornetite is still found there in abundance as solid druses, not these isolated crystal sprays).\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>",396,{"id":260,"source_url":261,"license_code":183,"credit_html":262,"title":263,"description":264,"author":265,"original_width":266,"original_height":267},6315,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=13311208","Didier Descouens, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=13311208\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Cornetite.jpg","\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FCornetite\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Cornetite\">Cornetite\u003C\u002Fa>\n\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>Locality: L'Etoile du Congo Mine (Star of the Congo Mine; Kalukuluku Mine), \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FLubumbashi\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Lubumbashi\">Lubumbashi (Elizabethville)\u003C\u002Fa>, Southern area, Katanga Copper Crescent, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FKatanga\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Katanga\">Katanga (Shaba)\u003C\u002Fa>, Democratic Republic of Congo (Zaïre)\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>Size: 7.8 x 6.0 x 2.2 cm.\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>","Didier Descouens",3514,2784,{"id":269,"source_url":270,"license_code":183,"credit_html":271,"title":272,"description":273,"author":187,"original_width":220,"original_height":274},50774,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10142409","Robert M. Lavinsky, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10142409\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Cornetite-137798.jpg","\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FCornetite\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Cornetite\">Cornetite\u003C\u002Fa>\n\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>Locality: L'Etoile du Congo Mine (Star of the Congo Mine; Kalukuluku Mine), \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FLubumbashi\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Lubumbashi\">Lubumbashi (Elizabethville)\u003C\u002Fa>, Southern area, Katanga Copper Crescent, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FKatanga\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Katanga\">Katanga (Shaba)\u003C\u002Fa>, Democratic Republic of Congo (Zaïre) (\u003Ca rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"external text\" href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.mindat.org\u002Floc-4331.html\">Locality at mindat.org\u003C\u002Fa>)\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>Size: 8 x 6 x 2.8 cm.\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>Cornetites are a rare copper mineral from the otherwise prolific copper-mining district of Congo, and partly because of this, along with their striking color palette, they are very popular with collectors. They appear mostly in very small batches of maybe a dozen, with one or two dealers, now and then. This one is spectacular in person due to the richness of the malachite microcrystals which creates all sorts of wonderful hues in combination with the cornetite.\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>",541,{"id":276,"source_url":277,"license_code":183,"credit_html":278,"title":279,"description":280,"author":281,"original_width":282,"original_height":283},6316,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=14866915","Leon Hupperichs, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=14866915\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Cornetite-132855.jpg","\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FCornetite\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Cornetite\">Cornetite\u003C\u002Fa>\n\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>Locality: Great Australia Mine, Cloncurry, Cloncurry District, Mt Isa - Cloncurry area, Queensland, Australia\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>Field of view 6 mm. Specimen and photo Leon Hupperichs.\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>","Leon Hupperichs",707,531,{"id":285,"source_url":286,"license_code":183,"credit_html":287,"title":288,"description":289,"author":281,"original_width":290,"original_height":291},6317,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=14866917","Leon Hupperichs, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=14866917\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Cornetite-132856.jpg","\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FCornetite\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Cornetite\">Cornetite\u003C\u002Fa>\n\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>Locality: Great Australia Mine, Cloncurry, Cloncurry District, Mt Isa - Cloncurry area, Queensland, Australia\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>Field of view 4 mm. Specimen and photo Leon Hupperichs.\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>",758,574,{"id":293,"source_url":294,"license_code":183,"credit_html":295,"title":296,"description":297,"author":187,"original_width":244,"original_height":298},50777,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10152659","Robert M. Lavinsky, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10152659\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Cornetite-180020.jpg","\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FCornetite\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Cornetite\">Cornetite\u003C\u002Fa>\n\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>Locality: L'Etoile du Congo Mine (Star of the Congo Mine; Kalukuluku Mine), \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FLubumbashi\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Lubumbashi\">Lubumbashi (Elizabethville)\u003C\u002Fa>, Southern area, Katanga Copper Crescent, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FKatanga\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Katanga\">Katanga (Shaba)\u003C\u002Fa>, Democratic Republic of Congo (Zaïre) (\u003Ca rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"external text\" href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.mindat.org\u002Floc-4331.html\">Locality at mindat.org\u003C\u002Fa>)\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>Size: 5.6 x 2.8 x 0.5 cm.\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>A sparkling specimen of the older style of cornetite from this region not found today. Ex. Martin Zinn Collection.\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>",240,{"id":300,"source_url":301,"license_code":183,"credit_html":302,"title":303,"description":304,"author":187,"original_width":188,"original_height":305},50778,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10162050","Robert M. Lavinsky, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10162050\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Cornetite-219262.jpg","\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FCornetite\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Cornetite\">Cornetite\u003C\u002Fa>\n\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>Locality: L'Etoile du Congo Mine (Star of the Congo Mine; Kalukuluku Mine), \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FLubumbashi\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Lubumbashi\">Lubumbashi (Elizabethville)\u003C\u002Fa>, Southern area, Katanga Copper Crescent, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FKatanga\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Katanga\">Katanga (Shaba)\u003C\u002Fa>, Democratic Republic of Congo (Zaïre) (\u003Ca rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"external text\" href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.mindat.org\u002Floc-4331.html\">Locality at mindat.org\u003C\u002Fa>)\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>Size: 7.8 x 6.2 x 3.8 cm.\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>Cornetites are always difficult to obtain. They seem to trickle out only in small batches (mostly from this locality), and are bought up quickly, due both to the difficulty of getting them and their unique beauty: an intense blue-green color. Sometimes, as here, there is also a sprinkling of microcrystals of malachite.\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>",555,{"id":307,"source_url":308,"license_code":183,"credit_html":309,"title":310,"description":311,"author":187,"original_width":188,"original_height":312},50779,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10166064","Robert M. Lavinsky, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10166064\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Cornetite-244296.jpg","\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FCornetite\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Cornetite\">Cornetite\u003C\u002Fa>\n\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>Locality: L'Etoile du Congo Mine (Star of the Congo Mine; Kalukuluku Mine), \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FLubumbashi\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Lubumbashi\">Lubumbashi (Elizabethville)\u003C\u002Fa>, Southern area, Katanga Copper Crescent, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FKatanga\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Katanga\">Katanga (Shaba)\u003C\u002Fa>, Democratic Republic of Congo (Zaïre) (\u003Ca rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"external text\" href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.mindat.org\u002Floc-4331.html\">Locality at mindat.org\u003C\u002Fa>)\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>Size: 6.6 x 6.5 x 5.0 cm.\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>Cornetite is a rare, hydrated copper phosphate. This very showy, vuggy specimen is very richly covered with scintillating, vivid blue cornetite micro-botryoids and is nicely accented with malachite on a gossan matrix. A striking and beautiful specimen. This fine piece is from the Type Locality - the L’Etoile du Congo Mine (Star of Congo). Ex. John Sobolewski Collection.\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>",558,{"id":314,"source_url":315,"license_code":183,"credit_html":316,"title":317,"description":318,"author":187,"original_width":319,"original_height":320},50780,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10166600","Robert M. Lavinsky, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10166600\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Cornetite-247745.jpg","\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FCornetite\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Cornetite\">Cornetite\u003C\u002Fa>\n\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>Locality: L'Etoile du Congo Mine (Star of the Congo Mine; Kalukuluku Mine), \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FLubumbashi\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Lubumbashi\">Lubumbashi (Elizabethville)\u003C\u002Fa>, Southern area, Katanga Copper Crescent, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FKatanga\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Katanga\">Katanga (Shaba)\u003C\u002Fa>, Democratic Republic of Congo (Zaïre) (\u003Ca rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"external text\" href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.mindat.org\u002Floc-4331.html\">Locality at mindat.org\u003C\u002Fa>)\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>Size: 5.8 x 5.2 x 4.4 cm.\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>A fine, sparkling, bubbling, botryoidal mound of peacock-blue cornetite microcrystals from the Star of the Congo Mine. The world’s finest cornetite specimens come from the Katanga Copper Crescent and this is a showy and excellent example. Almost pristine. Ex. Wesley Stark Collection.\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>",750,705,{"id":322,"source_url":323,"license_code":183,"credit_html":324,"title":325,"description":326,"author":187,"original_width":244,"original_height":327},50783,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10441766","Robert M. Lavinsky, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10441766\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Cornetite-mun05-77b.jpg","\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FCornetite\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Cornetite\">Cornetite\u003C\u002Fa>\n\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>Locality: L'Etoile du Congo Mine (Star of the Congo Mine; Kalukuluku Mine), \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FLubumbashi\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Lubumbashi\">Lubumbashi (Elizabethville)\u003C\u002Fa>, Southern area, Katanga Copper Crescent, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FKatanga\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Katanga\">Katanga (Shaba)\u003C\u002Fa>, Democratic Republic of Congo (Zaïre) (\u003Ca rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"external text\" href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.mindat.org\u002Floc-4331.html\">Locality at mindat.org\u003C\u002Fa>)\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>Size: small cabinet, 7.5 x 6 x 4 cm\n\u003Cdl>\u003Cdt>Cornetite\u003C\u002Fdt>\u003C\u002Fdl>\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>A glistening, sparkling 3-dimensional specimen completely covered with a thick carpet of the prettiest cornetite I have ever seen. It has so much color and sparkle, the pics pale in comparison. This is from a small find of about 6 months ago, I am told. Have a few larger pieces too, that will be posted later. 7.5 x 6 x 4 cm\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>",374,{"id":329,"source_url":330,"license_code":183,"credit_html":331,"title":332,"description":326,"author":187,"original_width":188,"original_height":333},50784,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10441771","Robert M. Lavinsky, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10441771\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Cornetite-mun05-77a.jpg",516,{"id":335,"source_url":336,"license_code":183,"credit_html":337,"title":338,"description":242,"author":187,"original_width":244,"original_height":339},50785,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10453210","Robert M. Lavinsky, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10453210\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Cornetite-mrz104c.jpg",337,{"id":341,"source_url":342,"license_code":343,"credit_html":344,"title":345,"description":346,"author":347,"original_width":229,"original_height":188},50786,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=15761605","Public domain","PnBonanza at de.wikipedia), via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=15761605\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Cornetit 200x.jpg","Cornetit bei ca. 200-facher Vergrößerung","PnBonanza at de.wikipedia)",{"id":349,"source_url":350,"license_code":343,"credit_html":351,"title":352,"description":353,"author":354,"original_width":229,"original_height":188},50787,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=15761606","PnBonanza at de.wikipedia, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=15761606\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Cornetit 50x.jpg","Cornetit bei ca. 50-facher Vergrößerung","PnBonanza at de.wikipedia",{"id":356,"source_url":357,"license_code":183,"credit_html":358,"title":359,"description":360,"author":361,"original_width":362,"original_height":363},50788,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=33720750","Ji-Elle, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=33720750\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Cornétite-Mine de l'Etoile-RDC.jpg","Cornétite. Mine de l'Etoile, Katanga, RDC. Natur Musee Luxembourg","Ji-Elle",4320,3240,{"id":365,"source_url":366,"license_code":183,"credit_html":367,"title":368,"description":369,"author":187,"original_width":370,"original_height":188},50775,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10145620","Robert M. Lavinsky, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10145620\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Cornetite-Malachite-148307.jpg","\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FCornetite\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Cornetite\">Cornetite\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FMalachite\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Malachite\">Malachite\u003C\u002Fa>\n\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>Locality: L'Etoile du Congo Mine (Star of the Congo Mine; Kalukuluku Mine), \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FLubumbashi\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Lubumbashi\">Lubumbashi (Elizabethville)\u003C\u002Fa>, Southern area, Katanga Copper Crescent, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FKatanga\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Katanga\">Katanga (Shaba)\u003C\u002Fa>, Democratic Republic of Congo (Zaïre) (\u003Ca rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"external text\" href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.mindat.org\u002Floc-4331.html\">Locality at mindat.org\u003C\u002Fa>)\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>Size: 6.3 x 5.0 x 3.8 cm.\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>Cornetite is a rare, hydrated copper phosphate. This very showy and excellent specimen is covered on both sides with SCINTILLATING, two-toned blue cornetite and is nicely accented with malachite on a gossan matrix. A striking and beautiful specimen. This fine piece is from the Type Locality - the Star of Congo Mine in Zaire.\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>",464,{"id":372,"source_url":373,"license_code":183,"credit_html":374,"title":375,"description":376,"author":187,"original_width":244,"original_height":377},50776,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10148644","Robert M. Lavinsky, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10148644\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Chrysocolla-Cornetite-165693.jpg","\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FChrysocolla\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Chrysocolla\">Chrysocolla\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FCornetite\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Cornetite\">Cornetite\u003C\u002Fa>\n\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>Locality: L'Etoile du Congo Mine (Star of the Congo Mine; Kalukuluku Mine), \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FLubumbashi\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Lubumbashi\">Lubumbashi (Elizabethville)\u003C\u002Fa>, Southern area, Katanga Copper Crescent, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FKatanga\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Katanga\">Katanga (Shaba)\u003C\u002Fa>, Democratic Republic of Congo (Zaïre) (\u003Ca rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"external text\" href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.mindat.org\u002Floc-4331.html\">Locality at mindat.org\u003C\u002Fa>)\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>Size: 14.2 x 14.2 x 3.3 cm.\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>There is so much going on with this large, rich plate of copper minerals that it is hard to describe it correctly. Basically what you have is layers of copper minerals with very similar chemistry layered atop one another. The greatest mass of the plate appears to be chrysocolla. There is a thin layer of cornetite that appears to be topped by micro-botryoidal, lustrous malachite. I believe there is even some heterogenite here. The surface is quite lustrous.\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>",295,{"id":379,"source_url":380,"license_code":183,"credit_html":381,"title":382,"description":383,"author":187,"original_width":188,"original_height":384},50781,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10168436","Robert M. Lavinsky, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10168436\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Cornetite-Chrysocolla-257246.jpg","\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FCornetite\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Cornetite\">Cornetite\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FChrysocolla\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Chrysocolla\">Chrysocolla\u003C\u002Fa>\n\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>Locality: L'Etoile du Congo Mine (Star of the Congo Mine; Kalukuluku Mine), \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FLubumbashi\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Lubumbashi\">Lubumbashi (Elizabethville)\u003C\u002Fa>, Southern area, Katanga Copper Crescent, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FKatanga\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Katanga\">Katanga (Shaba)\u003C\u002Fa>, Democratic Republic of Congo (Zaïre) (\u003Ca rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"external text\" href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.mindat.org\u002Floc-4331.html\">Locality at mindat.org\u003C\u002Fa>)\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>Size: 10.9 x 6.0 x 5.6 cm.\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>Cornetite is a rare hydrated copper phosphate. This very fine, vuggy specimen in chrysocolla matrix is very richly lined with scintillating, vivid teal blue cornetite microcrystals. A striking and beautiful combination specimen. This fine piece is from a new find at the type locality - the Star of Congo Mine.\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>",402,{"id":386,"source_url":387,"license_code":183,"credit_html":388,"title":389,"description":390,"author":187,"original_width":319,"original_height":391},50782,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10172225","Robert M. Lavinsky, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10172225\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Cornetite-Chrysocolla-280501.jpg","\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FCornetite\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Cornetite\">Cornetite\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FChrysocolla\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Chrysocolla\">Chrysocolla\u003C\u002Fa>\n\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>Locality: L'Etoile du Congo Mine (Star of the Congo Mine; Kalukuluku Mine), \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FLubumbashi\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Lubumbashi\">Lubumbashi (Elizabethville)\u003C\u002Fa>, Southern area, Katanga Copper Crescent, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FKatanga\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Katanga\">Katanga (Shaba)\u003C\u002Fa>, Democratic Republic of Congo (Zaïre) (\u003Ca rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"external text\" href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.mindat.org\u002Floc-4331.html\">Locality at mindat.org\u003C\u002Fa>)\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>Size: 11.4 x 7.2 x 6.7 cm.\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>Cornetite is a rare secondary copper phosphate found in the oxidation zone of copper deposits. This is a dramatic, really rich and large specimen for this material and is from a small new find at the Star of the Congo Mine. A thin crust of sparkly, teal-blue cornetite, in botryoidal form, covers pretty chrysocolla lining a large vug in gossan matrix. This is from a find made in mid-2009.\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>",557,[393],{"id":394,"url":395,"label":396,"formula":397,"spacegroup":398,"year":148},3236,"\u002Fcif\u002F3236.cif","Eby 1989","Cu3 P O7 H3","P b c a",[],[401,405,409,414,418,421,425,429,433,436],{"lang":402,"names":403},"ca",[404],"cornetita",{"lang":406,"names":407},"de",[408],"Cornetit",{"lang":410,"names":411},"eu",[412,413],"Cornetita","Kornetita",{"lang":415,"names":416},"fr",[417],"Cornétite",{"lang":419,"names":420},"it",[7],{"lang":422,"names":423},"nl",[424],"cornetiet",{"lang":426,"names":427},"pl",[428],"Cornetyt",{"lang":430,"names":431},"ru",[432],"Корнетит",{"lang":434,"names":435},"uk",[432],{"lang":437,"names":438},"zh",[439],"蓝磷铜矿","Q2997617",{"history":11,"applications":11}]