Detailed information
Species
Carrollite, Calcite
Dimensions
78 x 75 x 42
mm
Locality
Kamoya South II Mine, Kamoya Kambove District, Katanga Copper Crescent Democratic Republic of Congo
Condition
No recorded repairs
A superb example of Carrollite from the Kamoya South II mine, Democratic Republic of Congo. Bright, silvery metallic, cubo-octahedral crystals of Carrollite with mirror-like crystal faces reaching 1.5 cm across are positioned aesthetically within a cavity in white Calcite. Some metallic yellow Chalcopyrite is in association with many other smaller Carrollite crystals. A high quality classic specimen of Carrollite crystals from the DRC.