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Retgersite & Morenosite On Violarite

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Retgersite & Morenosite On Violarite

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Description
Locality: 
Otter Shoot Nickel Mine, Kambalda, Coolgardie Shire, Western Australia, Australia
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
3.2 × 1.6 × 1.2 cm
Description

Intense green retgersite associated with pale blue morenosite on violarite and siderite. 

Raman confirmed specimen. 

 

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Retgersite

Formula: 
NiSO4·6H2O
Strunz: 
7.CB.30
Crystal System: 
Tetragonal
Hardness: 
2.5
Type Locality: 
Ragra Mine (Minasragra), Huayllay District, Pasco Province, Pasco Department, Peru

Morenosite

Formula: 
NiSO4·7H2O
Strunz: 
7.CB.40
Crystal System: 
Orthorhombic - Disphenoidal
Hardness: 
2.0 - 2.5
Type Locality: 
Zaratite & Morenosite occurrences, Cedeira, Herbeira ultramafic massif, A Coruña (La Coruña), Galicia, Spain

Violarite

Formula: 
Fe2+Ni3+2S4
Strunz: 
2.DA.05
Crystal System: 
Isometric
Hardness: 
4.5 - 5.5
Streak: 
Black
Type Locality: 
Vermilion Mine, Denison Township, Sudbury District, Ontario, Canada