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Melonite

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Melonite

ex. Collection F. Bauer (München/Germany)

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Description
Locality: 
Oberbergen, Vogtsburg im Kaiserstuhl, Freiburg Region, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
4.3 × 3.7 × 2.4 cm
Description

Melanite crystals in matrix, two old collection pieces

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Melonite

Formula: 
NiTe2
Strunz: 
2.EA.20
Hardness: 
1.0 - 1.5
Type Locality: 
Stanislaus Mine, Carson Hill Gold Mining Company Mines (Carson Hill Mines), Melones, Carson Hill District (Melones District), Mother Lode Belt, Calaveras Co., California, USA