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Kambaldaite & Takovite

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Kambaldaite & Takovite

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Description
Locality: 
Otter Shoot Nickel Mine, Kambalda, Coolgardie Shire, Western Australia, Australia
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
4.6 × 3 × 1.7 cm
Description

A very rich sample hosting bright green kambaldait in spheres, greenish-blue takovite on massive millerite.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Kambaldaite

Formula: 
NaNi4(CO3)3(OH)3·3H2O
Strunz: 
5.DA.20
Hardness: 
0.0
Type Locality: 
Otter Shoot Nickel mine, Otter Juan mine, Kambalda Nickel mines, Kambalda, Coolgardie Shire, Western Australia, Australia

Takovite

Formula: 
Ni6Al2(OH)16[CO3]·4H2O
Strunz: 
5.DA.50
Crystal System: 
Trigonal
Hardness: 
2.0
Type Locality: 
Takovo, Gornji Milanovac, Moravica District, Serbia