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Nickelskutterudite & Nickeline

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Nickelskutterudite & Nickeline

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Description
Locality: 
Cala Mines, Cala, Huelva, Andalusia, Spain
Class: 
Single Crystal
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
4.5 × 3.5 × 2.2 cm
Description

Intersting specimen of nickeskutterudite and nickeline on a calcite matrix. These minerals are very rares here in Spain and this is the only one site when they are founded.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Nickelskutterudite

Formula: 
NiAs3-x
Strunz: 
2.EC.05
Crystal System: 
Isometric
Hardness: 
5.5 - 6.0
Streak: 
Black
Type Locality: 
Schneeberg District, Erzgebirge, Saxony, Germany

Nickeline

Formula: 
NiAs
Strunz: 
2.CC.05
Crystal System: 
Hexagonal
Hardness: 
5.0 - 5.5

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