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Gersdorffite

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Gersdorffite

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Description
Locality: 
Aït Ahmane, Zagora Province, Drâa-Tafilalet Region, Morocco
Class: 
Crystal Group/Cluster
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
7.5 × 3.2 × 4.5 cm
Description

Octahedral crystals of Gersdorffite with very well defined faces and edges, have a considerable size for the species and are unusually fresh and bright.

Beautiful specimen from a recent find in Morocco.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Gersdorffite

Formula: 
NiAsS
Strunz: 
2.EB.25
Crystal System: 
Isometric
Hardness: 
5.5
Type Locality: 
Zinkwand, Obertalbach valley, Schladminger Tauern, Schladming, Styria, Austria