#carrolite

Carrolite

First found in Carroll County in Maryland, this beautiful metallic looking mineral is a sulphide of copper and cobalt, often containing nickel as a substitution impurity in the crystal lattice. It forms as octahedra and dodecahedra in veins, where hot briny waters have precipitated minerals ultimately distilled by magmas from the mantle. It is found in many places, but this lovely octahedron comes from the copper mines of Katanga province in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

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Image credit: Musee D'Histoire Naturelle

CAROLLITE/CARROLITE/CARROLLITE

Colour: silver, yellow, mustard colour, yellow-green, green or brown, light to pale grey Tarnishes to copper red or violet grey.

Found in: Africa in general, but in particular, in the Congo

A stone which is said to promote stability in the home. It is said to increase the desire to nest, and encourages satisfaction with the home environment.  It is best to be left in the home instead of being worn or carried around.

Health:  Carrollite can add swiftness to recovery and has been used in the treatment of  ambulatory complaints and can aid in tissue regeneration.  An elixir can be used to apply to burns, it soothes  and diminishes the manifestation of the burns.

Starsign: Pisces

REFERENCES & BIBLIOGRAPHY:

Mineralogical Magazine (1980): 43: 733. 

Palache, Charles, Harry Berman & Clifford Frondel (1944), The System of Mineralogy of James Dwight Dana and Edward Salisbury Dana Yale University 1837-1892, Volume I: Elements, Sulfides, Sulfosalts, Oxides. John Wiley and Sons, Inc., New York. 7th edition, revised and enlarged: 262-265. 

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