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Carrollite from Kamoto Mine, Kolwezi Mining District, 240 km WNW of Lubumbashi, Katanga Copperbelt, Lualaba Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo

 
Carrollite from Kamoto Mine, Kolwezi Mining District, 240 km WNW of Lubumbashi, Katanga Copperbelt, Lualaba Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo

DESCRIPTION:No. 51043
Mineral:Carrollite
Locality:Kamoto Mine, Kolwezi Mining District, 240 km WNW of Lubumbashi, Katanga Copperbelt, Lualaba Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Description:Partial crystal of lustrous metallic octahedral carrollite with no matrix. Note the surface fractures where the carrollite crystal was deformed post-crystallization. Ex. Peter B. Nalle (1923-2010) collection #791b
Overall Size:20x16x15 mm
Crystals:20 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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