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Lawrencite & Schreibersite & Akaganeite

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Lawrencite & Schreibersite & Akaganeite

Rare Mineral

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Description
Locality: 
Nandan Meteorite, Nandan County, Hechi, Guangxi, China (Peoples Republic)
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Micromount (under 1cm)
Size: 
0.6 × 0.3 × 0.2 cm
Description

Grass green microcrystals of the extremely rare mineral lawrencite associated to schreibersite ( a Fe-Ni phosphide) and akaganeite & plessite (a mixture of kamacite and taenite) in the typical paragenesis of the Nantan meteorite. Five rare species in the same specimen !

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Lawrencite

Formula: 
(Fe2+,Ni)Cl2
Strunz: 
3.AB.20
Hardness: 
0.0
Type Locality: 
Tazewell meteorite, Claiborne Co., Tennessee, USA

Schreibersite

Formula: 
(Fe,Ni)3P
Strunz: 
1.BD.05
Hardness: 
6.5 - 7.0
Type Locality: 
Magura meteorite, Slanica, Námestovo, Námestovo Co., Žilina Region, Slovakia

Akaganeite

Formula: 
β-Fe3+O(OH,Cl)
Strunz: 
4.DK.05
Crystal System: 
Monoclinic
Hardness: 
0.0
Type Locality: 
Akagane mine, Esashi City, Iwate Prefecture, Tohoku Region, Honshu Island, Japan

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