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Nickenichite

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Nickenichite

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Description
Locality: 
Nickenicher Sattel, Nickenich, Andernach, Mayen-Koblenz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Micromount (under 1cm)
Size: 
0.7 × 0.6 × 0.3 cm
Description

Extremely rare blue nickenichite crystals from the type and only locality known worldwide.

Very sought after mineral from Eifel !

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Nickenichite

Formula: 
Na0.8Ca0.4Cu0.4(Mg,Fe)3(AsO4)3
Strunz: 
8.AC.10
Crystal System: 
Monoclinic
Hardness: 
3.0
Type Locality: 
Nickenichite-bearing fumarole, Nickenicher Sattel (Eicher Sattel), Nickenich, Andernach, Eifel, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany

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