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Carrollite from Kamoya Mines, Kambove Mining District, 130 km NW of Lubumbashi, Katanga Copperbelt, Lualaba Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo

 
Carrollite from Kamoya Mines, Kambove Mining District, 130 km NW of Lubumbashi, Katanga Copperbelt, Lualaba Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo

Carrollite from Kamoya Mines, Kambove Mining District, 130 km NW of Lubumbashi, Katanga Copperbelt, Lualaba Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo

DESCRIPTION:No. 37118
Mineral:Carrollite
Locality:Kamoya Mines, Kambove Mining District, 130 km NW of Lubumbashi, Katanga Copperbelt, Lualaba Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Description:Many bright metallic octahedral carrollite crystals frozen in white calcite matrix. More carrollite crystals could be exposed by carefully chipping away the calcite (I use a nail as a tool with a small hammer).
Overall Size:4x4x3 cm
Crystals:1-7 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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