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Nickeline

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Description
Locality: 
Lainijaur Mine, Malå, Västerbotten County, Sweden
Class: 
Massive/Crystalline
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
8 × 6.5 × 3.3 cm
Weight: 
168.00gr
Description

Fine old piece with masses of very lustrous, bronze coloured nickeline and minor chalcopyrite in matrix. The Lainejaur Ni-Co-Cu mine was discovered in 1941 and intensively exploited until 1945. Uncommon locality specimen, rarely represented in collections.

Ex Britta Bäckman specimen, with label.

Combine specimens to reduce shipping costs!.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Nickeline

Formula: 
NiAs
Strunz: 
2.CC.05
Crystal System: 
Hexagonal
Hardness: 
5.0 - 5.5

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