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Carrollite

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Description
Locality: 
Kamoto East Open Cut, Kamoto, Kolwezi, Lualaba, DR Congo
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
8 × 6.8 × 6.9 cm
Largest Crystal: 
1.20cm
Weight: 
383.00gr
Description

A fine Carrolite Crystal with Triangles on Matrix from Kamoto, the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Crystal looks as if it has been glued...

 

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Carrollite

Formula: 
Cu(Co,Ni)2S4
Strunz: 
2.DA.05
Crystal System: 
Isometric
Hardness: 
4.5 - 5.5
Type Locality: 
Patapsco mine (Finksburg Mine; Orchard Mine), Patapsco Mines, Finksburg, Sykesville, Carroll Co., Maryland, USA