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Retgersite & Hydrohonessite On Violarite

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Retgersite & Hydrohonessite On Violarite

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Description
Locality: 
Otter Shoot Nickel Mine, Kambalda, Coolgardie Shire, Western Australia, Australia
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
5.5 × 3 × 2.5 cm
Description

Green retgersite (Raman verified) and yellow hydrohonessite on yellow metallic violarite matrix. 

 

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Retgersite

Formula: 
NiSO4·6H2O
Strunz: 
7.CB.30
Crystal System: 
Tetragonal
Hardness: 
2.5
Type Locality: 
Ragra Mine (Minasragra), Huayllay District, Pasco Province, Pasco Department, Peru

Hydrohonessite

Formula: 
(Ni1-xFe3+x)(OH)2[SO4]x/2·nH2O
Strunz: 
7.DD.35
Crystal System: 
Hexagonal
Hardness: 
0.0
Colour: 
Yellow
Type Locality: 
Otter Shoot Nickel mine, Otter Juan mine, Kambalda Nickel mines, Kambalda, Coolgardie Shire, Western Australia, Australia

Violarite

Formula: 
Fe2+Ni3+2S4
Strunz: 
2.DA.05
Crystal System: 
Isometric
Hardness: 
4.5 - 5.5
Streak: 
Black
Type Locality: 
Vermilion Mine, Denison Township, Sudbury District, Ontario, Canada