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| Carrollite Kamoya South II Mine, Kamoya, Kambove District, Katanga Copper Crescent, Katanga, Democratic Republic of Congo
Item-No.: MIN6022 Price: 124.00 EUR
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Synonyms: |
Carrolite, Corrolite, Sychnodymite |
Classification: |
Sulfides |
Chemical formula: |
Cu(Co,Ni)2S4 |
Crystal system: |
Isometric |
Density (g/cm3): |
4,5 - 4,8 measured, 4,83 calculated |
Tenacity: |
Very brittle |
Cleavage: |
None Observed |
Fracture: |
Irregular/Uneven, Conchoidal, Sub-Conchoidal |
Hardness (Mohs): |
4,5 - 5,5 |
Colour: |
Bright silver color, rarely tarnishes to copper red or violet gray |
Lustre: |
Metallic |
Streak: |
Gray black |
Type locality: |
Patapsco mine (Finksburg Mine; Orchard Mine), Patapsco Mines, Finksburg, Sykesville, Carroll Co., Maryland, USA |
Application: |
Cobalt ore |
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