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Spherocobaltite

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Spherocobaltite

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Description
Locality: 
KOV Open Pit, Kamto, Kolwezi, Lualaba, DR Congo
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
5 × 4 × 2.7 cm
Largest Crystal: 
2.00cm
Description

A nice size specimen of lustrous purple/pink sphaerocobaltite /cobaltian dolomite. This is a very nice piece with gemmy crystal formation on matrix. Comes from KOV pit, Congo. Very nice specimen.
Weight: 44gr

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