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Carrollite

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This lovely thumb has crystals with the complex habit, detailed faces, razor-sharp edges, and mirror surfaces that make this a classic for Carrollite crystals. What sets this beauty apart is the distinct nature of the crystals, although intergrown, they each maintain their own visual personality, give this an aesthetic appeal above the already high norm. Absolute killer of a thumbnail! This came from the best strike ever for the species, about 5 years ago now.

Product details

SpeciesCarrollite
SizeThumbnail
Dimensions2.3 x 1.4 x 1.2 cm
Added on10/23/2024

Known provenance

DateCollectorAcquisition price
08/2024Unknown OwnerNot disclosed
The ArkenstoneNot disclosed

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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.