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Pecoraite Psm Millerite

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Pecoraite Psm Millerite

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Description
Locality: 
Sterling Mine, Antwerp, Jefferson County, New York, United States of America
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
6.1 × 4.8 × 2.5 cm
Description

A beautiful pseudomorph of pecoraite after millerite from this classic, now flooded locality that was the first confirmed occurance of millerite in the United States.   

Mineral Data
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Pecoraite

Formula: 
Ni3(Si2O5)(OH)4
Strunz: 
9.ED.15
Hardness: 
0.0
Type Locality: 
Wolfe Creek meteorite crater, Halls Creek Shire, Western Australia, Australia

Millerite

Formula: 
NiS
Strunz: 
2.CC.20
Crystal System: 
Trigonal
Hardness: 
3.0 - 3.5
Type Locality: 
Jáchymov (St Joachimsthal), Jáchymov District (St Joachimsthal), Krušné Hory Mts (Erzgebirge), Karlovy Vary Region, Bohemia (Böhmen; Boehmen), Czech Republic
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