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Carrollite

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Carrollite

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Description
Locality: 
Tantara Mine, Shinkolobwe, Kambove, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo
Class: 
Single Crystal
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
5.8 × 5 × 3.5 cm
Largest Crystal: 
5.80cm
Weight: 
287.00gr
Description

A giant Carrollite specimen from Tantara, DR Congo. This is quite a large and shiny Carrollite crystal.   Rare this large.  

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