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Carrollite
Africa
A minature of lustrous, silvery carrollite crystals on white calcite matrix from Kambove, Katanga, DRC.A minature of lustrous, silvery carrollite crystals on white calcite matrix from Kambove, Katanga, DRC. The larger crystals have interference casts but are intact.
This mineral may look like hematite at first glance. However Carrolite, Cu(Co,Ni)2S4 (Copper Cobalt Nickel Sulfide), is gray metallic Sulfide mineral containing a rich mixture of Copper, Cobalt and Nickel. It forms crystals, some very large, in hydrothermal veins. It a rare mineral, found recently in Africa and takes the shape striking octagonal crystals. These crystals are nestled amongst white calcite crystals.
DRC
Kamoya Sud Mine, Kambove, Katanga
5,1x4,1x2,8cm
69.9g
