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Morenosite

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Description
Locality: 
Notre Dame de la Garde Chapel, Valtournanche Valley, Aosta Valley, Italy
Class: 
Massive/Crystalline
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
3.4 × 2.5 × 1.1 cm
Weight: 
7.00gr
Description

Nice specimen with a crusty, nickel-green morenosite from a rare locality. The morenosite is a product of nickel rich serpentinite erosion.

Mineral Data
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Morenosite

Formula: 
NiSO4·7H2O
Strunz: 
7.CB.40
Crystal System: 
Orthorhombic - Disphenoidal
Hardness: 
2.0 - 2.5
Type Locality: 
Zaratite & Morenosite occurrences, Cedeira, Herbeira ultramafic massif, A Coruña (La Coruña), Galicia, Spain