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Chloanthite

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Chloanthite

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Description
Locality: 
Niederschlema, Bad Schlema, Erzgebirge, Saxony, Germany
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
5.8 × 4.5 × 4.5 cm
Description

Very nice old Chloanthite (Nickelskutterudite) specimen from the famous Erzgebirge in Germany.

Ex Armin Wendland collection.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Chloanthite

Variety Of: 

Nickelskutterudite

Formula: 
NiAs3-x
Strunz: 
2.EC.05
Hardness: 
5.5 - 6.0
Formula: 
NiAs2 - excess As up to As2.5
Hardness: 
0.0