Cobalt-bearing Calcite

Cobalt-bearing Calcite

Cobalt-bearing Calcite

ID	545
Mineral	Cobalt-bearing Calcite
Location	Kabolela Mine - Kolwezi Mining District - Lualaba - Democratic Republic of the Congo
Fluorescence	LW-UV: close SW-UV: close
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Mindat data

ID	1094
Long ID	1:1:1094:4
IMA Status	0 1
Variety of	859
Entry type	2
Description	A more or less pink variety of calcite containing Co2+ replacing Ca. Dark pink varieties are easily confused with spherocobaltite (CoCO3), the cobalt endmember of the calcite group. Crusts and globular aggregates may be confused with cobalt-bearing ...
Hardness (min)	3.0
Hardness (max)	3.0
Lustre	Vitreous
Crystal System	Trigonal

Price: € 49

Dimensions: Not registered

Weight: Not registered

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Symbol	Element
C	Carbon
Ca	Calcium
Co	Cobalt
O	Oxygen