Barite on Malachite | 52mm | Shangulowe Mine, DR Congo Planet Earth alongside smooth matte sections that

alongside smooth matte sections that ground the piece

deepen intuition

and deep intuitive insight

with pockets of glassy barite and malachite growth visible throughout

Barite on Malachite | 52mm | Shangulowe Mine, DR Congo Planet Earth alongside smooth matte sections thatBarite on Malachite 52mm Shangulowe Mine, DR Congo From the Shangulowe Mine in Kambove, one of the Democratic Republic of Congos most celebrated copper belt localities a source renowned for producing some of the finest malachite specimens in the world. A chunky, three dimensional specimen with a dramatic crown of upright barite needle clusters erupting from the top face. The barite crystals are elongated and translucent, coated in fine emerald green