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Theophrastite

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Theophrastite

Rare Mineral

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Description
Locality: 
Lord Brassey Mine, Heazlewood, Waratah-Wynyard Municipality, Tasmania, Australia
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
2 × 1 × 0.6 cm
Description

Platy pale green crystals of the extremely rare nickel mineral theophrastite (photos 1,2, 3 4, 5) associated to darker green zaratite (photo 7 right) from the famous Lord Brassey mine, known for its paragenesis of nickel minerals.

Ex- collection Chris Deroo and ex-collection Rik Dillen with label included of this last one.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Theophrastite

Formula: 
Ni(OH)2
Strunz: 
4.FE.05
Hardness: 
3.5
Type Locality: 
Vermion Mt, Pélla Prefecture, Macedonia Department, Greece

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