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Nickeltyrrellite

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Description
Locality: 
El Dragón Mine, Quijarro Province, Potosi Department, Bolivia
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
1.3 × 1.3 × 0.4 cm
Description

Metallic inclusions of the extremely rare new selenide mineral nickeltyrrellite (IMA 2018-110) from the type and only known locality worldwide, the famous El Dragon mine in Bolivia (known for its paragenesis of selenium minerals).

It is a polished section that was analyzed by SEM/EDS, see copies of the analysis enclosed. The exact point analyzed is marked with the circle just at the end of the yellow arrow. Atomic and weight percentages in the analyses are only approximate since the sample was not carbon coated due to a requirement of the SEM/EDS machine.

Size is the size of the disc used for the analysis.

Don't miss the opportunity to get this extreme new selenium rarity !

Ex Vandenbroucke Museum collection from Waregem, Belgium.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Nickeltyrrellite

Formula: 
CuNi2Se4
Crystal System: 
Isometric
Colour: 
Black
Type Locality: 
El Dragón mine, Porco Municipality, Antonio Quijarro Province, Potosí, Bolivia
Isostructural with: 
Tyrrellite

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