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Widgiemoolthalite & Gaspéite

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Widgiemoolthalite & Gaspéite

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Description
Locality: 
132 North Mine, Widgiemooltha, Coolgardie Shire, Western Australia, Australia
Class: 
Combination
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
2.5 × 2 × 2 cm
Description

Green widgiemoolthalite and pale green gaspeite on matrix

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Widgiemoolthalite

Formula: 
Ni5(CO3)4(OH)2·5H2O
Strunz: 
5.DA.05
Hardness: 
3.5
Type Locality: 
132 North Mine (Mount Edwards), Widgiemooltha, Coolgardie Shire, Western Australia, Australia

Gaspéite

Formula: 
(Ni,Mg,Fe)CO3
Strunz: 
5.AB.05
Hardness: 
4.5 - 5.0
Type Locality: 
New Jersey Zinc Exploration Co. trench, Mont-Albert, La Haute-Gaspésie RCM, Gaspésie-Îles-de-la-Madeleine, Québec, Canada