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| DESCRIPTION: | No. 81513 |
| Mineral: | Carrollite and Chalcocite |
| Locality: | Kamoto Mine, Kolwezi Mining District, 240 km WNW of Lubumbashi, Katanga Copperbelt, Lualaba Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo |
| Description: | Lustrous silver-metallic 6 mm carrollite crystal and black octahedral chalcocite crystals to 3 mm on a plate of slender transparent colorless quartz crystals to 4 mm, and equant transparent colorless calcite crystals to 1 mm. Uncommon combination! Originally acquired from Lambert Minerals ca. 1995; this mine closed in 1990 |
| Overall Size: | 4x3.5x1.5 cm |
| Crystals: | micro to 6 mm |
| Status: | Sold - Posted here for reference only |
| Buy similar: |  Minerals from Africa > Sulfide & Sulfosalt Minerals |
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