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Hellyerite

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Hellyerite

Rare Mineral

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Description
Locality: 
Lord Brassey Mine, Heazlewood, Waratah-Wynyard Municipality, Tasmania, Australia
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
3.8 × 4.3 × 2.8 cm
Description

Nice green crystals of hellyerite with minor dark green zaratite from the type locality.

Very good specimen.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Hellyerite

Formula: 
NiCO3·6H2O
Strunz: 
5.CA.20
Hardness: 
2.5
Type Locality: 
Lord Brassey Mine, Heazlewood district, Tasmania, Australia