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Otwayite Nullaginite & Gaspéite

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Otwayite Nullaginite & Gaspéite

XRD conf. specimen no 20-01-18-otw

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Description
Locality: 
Otway Nickel Deposit, Nullagine, East Pilbara Shire, Western Australia, Australia
Class: 
Massive/Crystalline
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
2.2 × 1.5 × 1.1 cm
Description

Mint green otwayite present in thin veinlets associated with round pale yellow-green inclusions of nullaginite and gaspeite. The dark green areas with an "oily" luster are nullaginite and reevesite. 

XRD analysis attached. 

 

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Otwayite

Formula: 
Ni2(CO3)(OH)2·H2O
Strunz: 
5.DA.15
Hardness: 
4.0
Colour: 
Green
Type Locality: 
Otway Ni deposit, Nullagine, East Pilbara Shire, Western Australia, Australia

Nullaginite

Formula: 
Ni2(CO3)(OH)2
Strunz: 
5.BA.10
Hardness: 
1.5 - 2.0
Type Locality: 
Otway Ni deposit, Nullagine, East Pilbara 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
Analysis
Analysis Report - only: Otwayite Nullaginite & Gaspéite
Analysis Report - only: Otwayite Nullaginite & Gaspéite
Analysis Report - only: Otwayite Nullaginite & Gaspéite