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Westerveldite & Diopside

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Westerveldite & Diopside

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Description
Locality: 
Ilímaussaq, Narsaq, Kujalleq, Greenland
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
2.7 × 3.7 × 3.3 cm
Description

Metallic grains of westerveldite in matrix

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Westerveldite

Formula: 
(Fe,Ni,Co)As
Strunz: 
2.CC.15
Hardness: 
5.5 - 6.0
Type Locality: 
La Gallega Mine, Ojén lherzolite massif, Ojén, Málaga, Andalusia, Spain

Diopside

Formula: 
CaMgSi2O6
Group Parent: 
Clinopyroxene Subgroup
Strunz: 
9.DA.15
Crystal System: 
Monoclinic
Hardness: 
5.5 - 6.5
Streak: 
white