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Spherocobaltite On Dolomite

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Spherocobaltite On Dolomite

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Description
Locality: 
KOV Open Pit, Kamto, Kolwezi, Lualaba, DR Congo
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
6.5 × 6.2 × 4.4 cm
Description

Fine purple/pink sphaerocobaltite coating on solid dolomite specimen. The matrix has been shaped with a trim saw.This piece came from KOV Pit, Congo.
299 gr

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Spherocobaltite

Formula: 
CoCO3
Strunz: 
5.AB.05
Hardness: 
3.0 - 4.0
Type Locality: 
Daniel Mine (St. Daniel Mine), Neustädtel, Schneeberg District, Erzgebirge, Saxony, Germany

Dolomite

Formula: 
CaMg(CO3)2
Strunz: 
5.AB.10
Crystal System: 
Trigonal - Rhombohedral
Hardness: 
3.5 - 4.0
Streak: 
White