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Melonite

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Melonite

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Description
Locality: 
Kalgoorlie-Boulder, Kalgoorlie-Boulder Shire, Western Australia, Australia
Class: 
Massive/Crystalline
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
5.5 × 4 × 2.8 cm
Description

Old time specimen hosting a 2.5cm long melonite aggregate in quartz. Partly coated with molybdenite. This specimen shows the typical bronze metallic colour, strong luster and mechanical bending. 

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Melonite

Formula: 
NiTe2
Strunz: 
2.EA.20
Hardness: 
1.0 - 1.5
Type Locality: 
Stanislaus Mine, Carson Hill Gold Mining Company Mines (Carson Hill Mines), Melones, Carson Hill District (Melones District), Mother Lode Belt, Calaveras Co., California, USA