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Orcelite

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Orcelite

Rare Mineral

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Description
Locality: 
Sredniy Tersinsky Massif, Kuznetsk Alatau, Kemerovo Oblast, Russian Federation
Class: 
Single Crystal
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
0.4 × 3.7 × 2.8 cm
Description

Polished section of orcelite (comes with documentation Prof. Rudashesvsky, SEM/X-ray)

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Orcelite

Formula: 
Ni5-xAs2, x ~ 0.25
Strunz: 
2.AB.10
Crystal System: 
Hexagonal
Hardness: 
0.0
Type Locality: 
Tiébaghi Cr mine, Tiébaghi Massif, Koumac Commune, Northern Province, New Caledonia