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Pimelite & Nimite

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Description
Locality: 
Szklary, Ząbkowice Śląskie County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
2.7 × 2 × 2 cm
Description

Fine sample of massive turquoise colored pimelite with darker zones of nimite. Attention: the specimen is rather brittle, which is normal for the species and locality.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Pimelite

Group Parent: 
Smectite Group

Nimite

Formula: 
(Ni,Mg,Al)6((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)8
Strunz: 
9.EC.55
Hardness: 
3.0
Type Locality: 
Scotia Talc mine, Bon Accord, Barberton, Ehlanzeni District, Mpumalanga Province, South Africa

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