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Nimite With Vermiculite

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Nimite With Vermiculite

Ex Dr. Krantz, Bonn, Germany
With Antique Label

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Description
Locality: 
Szklary, Ząbkowice Śląskie County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
Class: 
Massive/Crystalline
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
4.5 × 5.5 × 2 cm
Weight: 
31.00gr
Description

A piece of massive, greenish amorphous 'schuchardtit' with waxy luster and texture.

From old Dr. Krantz stock, comes with nice antique label.
'Frankenstein' is the old german name of todays Ząbkowice Śląskie.
'Schuchardtit' = nimite-vermiculite mixed-layer, AM 64, 1334 (1979).

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Nimite

Formula: 
(Ni,Mg,Al)6((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)8
Strunz: 
9.EC.55
Hardness: 
3.0
Type Locality: 
Scotia Talc mine, Bon Accord, Barberton, Ehlanzeni District, Mpumalanga Province, South Africa

Vermiculite

Formula: 
(Mg,Fe,Al)3((Al,Si)4O10)(OH)2·4H2O
Strunz: 
9.EC.50
Hardness: 
1.5 - 2.0
Type Locality: 
Millbury, Worcester Co., Massachusetts, USA

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