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Carrollite

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Carrollit
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Carrollit
Größe: 17,17 mm: Fundort: Kamoya South II Mine, Kambove, Provinz Katanga, D.R. Kongo
Copyright: Matteo Chinellato; Contribution: Hg
Location: Demokratische Republik Kongo/Katanga (Shaba), Provinz/Ober-Katanga (Haut-Katanga), Distrikt/Kambove, Revier/Kamoya/Kamoya South II Mine (Kamoya Sud)
Mineral: Carrollite
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Carrollit

Größe: 17,17 mm: Fundort: Kamoya South II Mine, Kambove, Provinz Katanga, D.R. Kongo
Copyright: Matteo Chinellato
Contribution: Hg 2014-06-10
Locality: Kamoya South II Mine (Kamoya Sud) / Kamoya / Kambove, Revier / Ober-Katanga (Haut-Katanga), Distrikt / Katanga (Shaba), Provinz / Demokratische Republik Kongo
Carrollite
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Carrollite
Carrollite XL single and finished crystal, from Kamoya, Kambove District, Katanga Copper Crescent, Katanga, Democratic Republic of Congo; Size 37 х 33 х 22 mm
Copyright: pegmatite; Contribution: pegmatite
Location: Demokratische Republik Kongo/Katanga (Shaba), Provinz/Ober-Katanga (Haut-Katanga), Distrikt/Kambove, Revier/Kamoya
Mineral: Carrollite
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Carrollite

Carrollite XL single and finished crystal, from Kamoya, Kambove District, Katanga Copper Crescent, Katanga, Democratic Republic of Congo; Size 37 х 33 х 22 mm
Copyright: pegmatite
Contribution: pegmatite 2017-11-13
Locality: Kamoya / Kambove, Revier / Ober-Katanga (Haut-Katanga), Distrikt / Katanga (Shaba), Provinz / Demokratische Republik Kongo
blockiger grau glänzender Carrollit mit Chalkopyrit
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blockiger grau glänzender Carrollit mit Chalkopyrit
Demokratische Republik Kongo/Katanga (Shaba), Provinz/Lualaba, Distrikt/Kolwezi, Revier/Kamoto, BB = 21mm
Copyright: Hannes Osterhammer; Contribution: Münchener Micromounter
Collection: Lithothek der Münchener Micromounter, Collection number: B007380
Location: Demokratische Republik Kongo/Katanga (Shaba), Provinz/Lualaba, Distrikt/Kolwezi, Revier/Kamoto
Mineral: Carrollite
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blockiger grau glänzender Carrollit mit Chalkopyrit (SNr: B007380)

Demokratische Republik Kongo/Katanga (Shaba), Provinz/Lualaba, Distrikt/Kolwezi, Revier/Kamoto, BB = 21mm
Collection: Lithothek der Münchener Micromounter
Copyright: Hannes Osterhammer
Contribution: Münchener Micromounter 2019-11-29
Locality: Kamoto / Kolwezi, Revier / Lualaba, Distrikt / Katanga (Shaba), Provinz / Demokratische Republik Kongo
Carrollit
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Carrollit
Bildbreite: 1,5 cm, Fundort: Kamoya South II Mine, Kamoya, Kambove, Shaba, DR Kongo.
Copyright: Michael Roarke; Contribution: thdun5
Location: Demokratische Republik Kongo/Katanga (Shaba), Provinz/Ober-Katanga (Haut-Katanga), Distrikt/Kambove, Revier/Kamoya/Kamoya South II Mine (Kamoya Sud)
Mineral: Carrollite
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Carrollit

Bildbreite: 1,5 cm, Fundort: Kamoya South II Mine, Kamoya, Kambove, Shaba, DR Kongo.
Copyright: Michael Roarke
Contribution: thdun5 2010-01-22
Locality: Kamoya South II Mine (Kamoya Sud) / Kamoya / Kambove, Revier / Ober-Katanga (Haut-Katanga), Distrikt / Katanga (Shaba), Provinz / Demokratische Republik Kongo
Carrollit
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Carrollit
Kristallgröße: 21x15 mm; Fundort: Kamoya South II Mine, Kamoya, Kambove, Shaba, DR Kongo
Copyright: Fabre Minerals; Contribution: slugslayer
Location: Demokratische Republik Kongo/Katanga (Shaba), Provinz/Ober-Katanga (Haut-Katanga), Distrikt/Kambove, Revier/Kamoya/Kamoya South II Mine (Kamoya Sud)
Mineral: Carrollite
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Carrollit

Kristallgröße: 21x15 mm; Fundort: Kamoya South II Mine, Kamoya, Kambove, Shaba, DR Kongo
Copyright: Fabre Minerals
Contribution: slugslayer 2009-06-04
Locality: Kamoya South II Mine (Kamoya Sud) / Kamoya / Kambove, Revier / Ober-Katanga (Haut-Katanga), Distrikt / Katanga (Shaba), Provinz / Demokratische Republik Kongo
Carrollit X
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Carrollit X
Größe: 45x34mm; Fundort: Kamoya South Mine, Kambove, Shaba, DR Kongo
Copyright: John Sobolewski; Contribution: slugslayer
Location: Demokratische Republik Kongo/Katanga (Shaba), Provinz/Ober-Katanga (Haut-Katanga), Distrikt/Kambove, Revier/Kamoya/Kamoya South II Mine (Kamoya Sud)
Mineral: Carrollite
Encyclopedia: Pentagondodekaeder
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Carrollit X

Größe: 45x34mm; Fundort: Kamoya South Mine, Kambove, Shaba, DR Kongo

Copyright: John Sobolewski
Contribution: slugslayer 2006-09-08
Locality: Kamoya South II Mine (Kamoya Sud) / Kamoya / Kambove, Revier / Ober-Katanga (Haut-Katanga), Distrikt / Katanga (Shaba), Provinz / Demokratische Republik Kongo

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Collectors Summary

Color grau, kupferrot, hellgrau, stahlgrau
Hardness (Mohs) 5.5
Solubility +++ HNO3, - HCl
Crystal System kubisch, Fd3m

Additional information / Summary

Chemism

Chemical formula

Cu(Co,Ni)2S4

Chemical composition

Kobalt, Kupfer, Nickel, Schwefel

Unit weight: 309.55481135 u; Number of atoms in the formula: 7

Info

Empirical formula:

Cu(Co0.75Ni0.25)2S4

Element

Symbol

Weight%

Atoms

Atoms%

Atom weight (u)

Sum weight (u)
Sulfur

S

41.43

4

57.14

32.0655000

128.2620000
Cobalt

Co

28.56

1.5

21.43

58.9332009

88.3998014
Nickel

Ni

9.48

0.5

7.14

58.6934200

29.3467100
Copper

Cu

20.53

1

14.29

63.5463000

63.5463000

Analysis wt%

Cu : 13.90, Fe : 2.18, Co : 35.15, Ni : 7.01, S : 40.74 (Ref: Ark.Kemi.24)

Strunz 9th edition incl. updates

2.DA.05

2: Sulfide und Sulfosalze (Sulfide, Selenide, Telluride, Arsenide, Antimonide, Bismutide, Sulfarsenite, Sulfantimonite, Sulfbismuthite)
D: Metallsulfide mit M:S = 3:4 und 2:3
A: M:S = 3:4
05:Thiospinel/Linneit-Gruppe

Lapis Classification

II/D.01-040

II: SULFIDE UND SULFOSALZE (Sulfide, Selenide, Telluride, Arsenide, Antimonide, Bismutide)
D: Sulfide mit Metall : S,Se,Te < 1:1
1: Linneit-Gruppe

Classification by Hölzel

2.DA.200

2: SULFIDES
D: With Me/S <1/1 and >1/2
A: Me/S=3/4 Thiospinels, etc
2: Carrollite-Group

Dana 8th edition

02.10.01.02

02: Sulfide Minerals
10: Sulfides - Including Selenides and Tellurides where Am Bn Xp, with (m+n):p=3:4
01: Linnaeite Group (Isometric: Fd3m)

IMA status

Erstbeschreibung vor CNMNC-Gründung (1959), als Mineral meist anerkannt

Mineral status

anerkanntes Mineral

IMA Classification

IMA Classification

 Spinel supergroup  ⇒ Thiospinel Group  ⇒ Carrollite subgroup

Optical Properties

Color

grau, kupferrot, hellgrau, stahlgrau

Diaphaneity (Transparency)

opak

Crystallography

Crystal System

kubisch

Class (H-M)

m3m

Space Group number

227

Space Group

Fd3m

Cell parameters a (Å)

9.477

Cell parameters b (Å)

-

Cell parameters c (Å)

-

Cell parameters a/b or c/a

1

Cell parameters c/b

-

Cell parameters α

90°

Cell parameters β

90°

Cell parameters γ

90°

Z

8

Volumne (ų)

851.163

X-Ray Powder Diffraction

3.35(60),
2.858(100),
2.368(80),
1.823(70),
1.674(90),
1.233(30),
0.967(50),
0.916(40)
XRD chart Carrollite

Calculated from d-spacing and intensity at 0.1541838 nm (Cu)

Crystals 3D

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Crystal Structure 3D

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Physical Properties

Hardness (Mohs)

5.5

VHN (Hardness Vickers)

547 (100g)

Density (g/cm³)

4.5 - 4.8 / Durchschnittlich = 4.65

4.831 ( ρ calc. Mineralienatlas )

Instability

+++ HNO3, - HCl

(Co-)Type locality

(Co-)Type locality

USA/Maryland/Carroll Co./Finksburg/Patapsco Mine

Preface

Name from

Carroll County, in dem die Typlokalität liegt. Siehe Bruce Cairncross: The Where of Mineral Names: Carrollite, Patapsco Mines, Finksburg, Carroll County, Maryland. Rocks & Minerals Volume 97, Issue 2 (2022) S. 186-191.

Author (Name, Year)

Faber, 1852

References

Handbook of Mineralogy (Anthony et al.), 1 (1990), 82

IMA group assignments

Other languages

German

Carrollit

Spanish

Carrollita

English

Carrollite

French

Carrollite

Russian

Карролит

Simplified Chinese

硫铜钴矿

Alternative Name

German

Carrolit

Spanish

Carrolita

Carrolite

German

Corrolit

Spanish

Corrolita

Corrolite

Sychnodymit

Sychnodymite

Simplified Chinese

硫钴铜矿

CNMNC symbol

Symbol

Cli

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