Mineral: Carrollite
Locality: Kamoya, Kambove District, Katanga Copper Crescent, Katanga (Shaba), Democratic Republic of the Congo (Zaire)
Dimensions: 8 x 8 x 6.5 cm

Description: Mass: 840 g MIM number:1975 Very large shiny and equant cubo-octahedral crystal. The base had grown on a mica matrix from which the crystal was harvested. It is one of the largest crystals known for this species. Photographer: AINU / Augustin de Valence

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