Carrollite from Kamoya South II Mine, Kamoya, Kambove, Kambove Territory, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo - image 1
Carrollite from Kamoya South II Mine, Kamoya, Kambove, Kambove Territory, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo - image 2

Carrollite from Kamoya South II Mine, Kamoya, Kambove, Kambove Territory, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo

$295.00

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Brilliant lustrous metallic crystal of carrollite 2.0 cm across on a calcite matrix. Slight micro-damage present, this still in very good condition. Minor chalcopyrite present as well.The Kamoya South II Mine (often referred to as Kamoya Sud II), located in the Kambove district of Haut-Katanga, Democratic Republic of the Congo, commenced open-pit operations in 1998 through a joint development involving state-owned Gecamines and private partners. Geologically, the deposit is situated within the Central African Copperbelt and is hosted in the Neoproterozoic Katanga Supergroup, specifically within the sediment-packed Roan Group sequences. The local geology features heavily faulted and folded structures characteristic of the Lufilian arc, producing high-grade sediment-hosted copper and cobalt mineralisation. The mine has gained international renown among mineralogists and collectors for producing exceptional, world-class specimens of cobalt-bearing sulfide minerals, most notably large and sharply crystallized carrollite.

Product details

SpeciesCarrolliteCalcite
SizeMiniature
Dimensions5.0 x 4.0 x 2.5 cm
Listed on09/12/2026
LocalityDR Congo, Haut-Katanga, Kamoya South II Mine
SKU9892104

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Carrollite
Mineral guide
Learn about Carrollite
cobalt-rich thiospinel with razor-sharp spinel-octahedral crystals, mirror luster, on contrasting carbonate matrices from the DRC and Bou Azzer.
Carrollite
Regional guide
Carrollite from Kamoya South II Mine, DR Congo
Kamoya South II is the modern benchmark locality for carrollite. Its best specimens have the look that made the species famous among contemporary sulfide collectors: brilliant silver to steel-gray crystals, often mirror-faced, with crisp spinel-family geometry set into pale calcite or dolomitic carbonate. The visual effect is unusually clean for a sulfide—hard, metallic geometry against light matrix—and the finest examples have enough reflectivity that the faces flash like cut metal when turned under a lamp.
Locality guide
Kamoya South II Mine
Kamoya South II Mine, DR Congo - a premier locality for carrollite, producing mirror-bright thiospinels on white carbonate; prized by collectors for contrast,…