Carrollite

Kamoya South Mine, Kamoya, Kambove, Shaba, Congo
Small Cabinet, 8.2 x 7.5 x 6.7 cm
Start Time: 01/21/2010 6:45:00 pm (CST)
End Time: 01/28/2010 6:52:07 pm (CST)
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Item Description

When these new Carrollite specimens were first found about 5-6 years ago, they were instantly regarded as the best of species ever found. Some of the largest, sharpest, most impressive crystals of this rare copper, cobalt, nickel sulfide came out of this find. This particular features hosts a few fine, sharp, well formed, lustrous, silvery color, octahedra up to 6 mm with very slight cubic modifications. Crystals of Carrollite on matrix are less common in my experience. These pieces seemed to have dried up quickly, and I don't know if more will be found. A great opportunity to snag to nice matrix specimen of Carrollite for a great price.

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