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Hydrohonessite & Gaspéite

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Hydrohonessite & Gaspéite

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Description
Locality: 
132 North Mine, Widgiemooltha, Coolgardie Shire, Western Australia, Australia
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
4 × 3 × 2 cm
Description

Greenish-yellow crystalline hydrohonessite and beautiful crystals of green gaspeite scattered on the matrix. It is not usual to find gaspeite in such beautiful single crystals. From a classic locality for these nickel minerals not very widespread in the world. Very good specimen.

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Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Hydrohonessite

Formula: 
(Ni1-xFe3+x)(OH)2[SO4]x/2·nH2O
Strunz: 
7.DD.35
Crystal System: 
Hexagonal
Hardness: 
0.0
Colour: 
Yellow
Type Locality: 
Otter Shoot Nickel mine, Otter Juan mine, Kambalda Nickel mines, Kambalda, Coolgardie Shire, Western Australia, Australia

Gaspéite

Formula: 
(Ni,Mg,Fe)CO3
Strunz: 
5.AB.05
Hardness: 
4.5 - 5.0
Type Locality: 
New Jersey Zinc Exploration Co. trench, Mont-Albert, La Haute-Gaspésie RCM, Gaspésie-Îles-de-la-Madeleine, Québec, Canada

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