Carrollite from Kamoya South II Mine (Kamoya Sud Mine; Kamoya South Mine), Kamoya South II Mine, Kamoya, Kambove, Kambove Territory, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo - image 1

Carrollite from Kamoya South II Mine (Kamoya Sud Mine; Kamoya South Mine), Kamoya South II Mine, Kamoya, Kambove, Kambove Territory, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo

A pristine, lustrous, sharply defined crystal with beautiful striated faces. Sitting on calcite matrix with minor chalcopyrite association. Matrix specimens (with carrollite crystals attached to calcite) are rarer than single crystals. It is similar to the Kongsberg silver with calcite association.

Product details

SpeciesCarrollite
SizeSmall Cabinet
Dimensions6.0 x 6.0 x 3.5 cm
Added on07/05/2026
Current owner
SE
Tasmania, Australia
Acquired
2015

Owner’s note

I attended a mineral show in Melbourne, Australia in 2015. Just happened to pick this piece up. This specimen was not as you see it now, it was double the height in size. It was while viewing a deep cavity that i caught a glimpse of a crystal face. I asked for the specimen to be trimmed. After several months it arrived back in my hands, as you now see it.

Member since 2026

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cobalt-rich thiospinel with razor-sharp spinel-octahedral crystals, mirror luster, on contrasting carbonate matrices from the DRC and Bou Azzer.
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