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Nickeline Nickelskutterudite & Garnierite

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Nickeline Nickelskutterudite & Garnierite

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Description
Locality: 
Aït Ahmane, Zagora Province, Drâa-Tafilalet Region, Morocco
Class: 
Massive/Crystalline
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
4.7 × 3.7 × 2.5 cm
Weight: 
120.00gr
Description

Very interesting sample of nickeline, nickelskutterudite and garnierite with possibly gersdorfite crystals and others nickel silicates from this classic maroccan site.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Nickeline

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

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

Garnierite

Synonym Of: 

Népouite

Formula: 
(Ni,Mg)3(Si2O5)(OH)4
Strunz: 
9.ED.15
Hardness: 
2.0 - 2.5

Pimelite

Willemseite

Formula: 
(Ni,Mg)3(Si4O10)(OH)2
Strunz: 
9.EC.05
Hardness: 
0.0

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