Karibitite

Karibitite with schneiderhohnite (black)
 
Karibitite with schneiderhohnite (black)
Origin: Galileia, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Owner: Lou Perloff
Microscopic image
 

Photo courtesy of: 

Lou Perloff

Photo-Atlas of Minerals

 

  
Karibitite sprays on löllingite
Origin: Galileia, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Sample size: 3 x 1 x 1 cm, sprays 1 mm
 
  
  
Orange radial fibrous crystals to 0.5 mm in pocket 1 cm across
Origin: Oumlil East, Bou Azzer, Anti-Antlas, Morocco
Sample size: 3.5 x 2.5 x 2 cm
 
  
Origin: Oumlil, Bou Azzer, Anti-Atlas, Morocco
Sample size: 5 x 3 x 2 cm
 
  
Origin: Oumlil West, Bou Azzer, Anti-Atlas Mts., Morocco
Sample size: miniature, Fibrous crystal sprays to 0.75-1 mm in diameter
 
  
Orange to rusty brown, fibrous karibibite in spherical aggregates to 0.5 mm lining vug.
Origin: Oumlil Mine, Bou Azzer District, Morocco
Sample size: 5 x 2.5 x 4 cm
 

Photo courtesy of: 

Tom Loomis

Dakota Matrix Minerals

 

Origin: Karibib, Namibia (type locality)
Sample size: micromount
 
Light brown crusts on löllingite
Origin: Ungursai Deposit, Kalbinskii Range, East Kazakhstan
Sample size: micromount
 

Photo courtesy of: 

Diederik Visser

Diederik Visser Minerals & Petrological Services

 

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