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Gersdorffite

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Gersdorffite

Rare Mineral

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Description
Locality: 
Aït Ahmane, Zagora Province, Drâa-Tafilalet Region, Morocco
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
6.7 × 4.3 × 2 cm
Description

Very lustrous specimen of octahedral crystals of this unusual nickel sulfoarsenide.

It shows very bright faces and defined edges. The luster is exceptional.

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