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Carrolite
- Translations : Carrolit, Carrolita, Carrollita, Карролит, 硫钴铜矿, キャロライト
- Synonym : Carrolite, Corrolite, Sychnodymite.
- Etymology : The name is from the county name of the topotype.
- Discovery: 1852 by W.L. Faber
- Type localityMine of Patapsco, Finksburg, Carroll County, Maryland, USA.
Gemological data
- Chemical formula : Cu (Co,Ni)2 S4
- Hardness (Mohs) : 4.5 - 5.5
- Density : 4.5 - 4.8
- Crystal system : Cubic
- Group : Linnaeite
- Mineralogical Class : Sulfides
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