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Westerveldite

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Westerveldite

Rare Mineral

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Description
Locality: 
Ilímaussaq, Narsaq, Kujalleq, Greenland
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
1 × 0.5 × 0.2 cm
Description

Very small platy crystals and crystal aggregates of the very rare Fe-Ni-Co arsenide westerveldite from one of the few known localities worldwide.

Westerveldite in appreciable crystals is a very sought after mineral.

Associated mineral is eudyalite.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Westerveldite

Formula: 
(Fe,Ni,Co)As
Strunz: 
2.CC.15
Hardness: 
5.5 - 6.0
Type Locality: 
La Gallega Mine, Ojén lherzolite massif, Ojén, Málaga, Andalusia, Spain

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