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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: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
4.3 × 2.8 × 2.1 cm
Weight: 
29.00gr
Description

Very nice specimen of crystallized nickel-skutterudite and nickeline on calcite matrix.

Only few pieces were found in this mine longtime ago, nowadays the mine is totally closed and no more samples appear.

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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