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Pentlandite & Violarite

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Pentlandite & Violarite

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Description
Locality: 
Kambalda Nickel Mines, Kambalda, Coolgardie Shire, Western Australia, Australia
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
3.7 × 5.2 × 3.5 cm
Description

A n intergrown mass of pentlandite & violarite from Western Mining Company's Kambalda Nickel Deposit

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Pentlandite

Formula: 
(Fe,Ni)9S8
Strunz: 
2.BB.15
Crystal System: 
Isometric
Hardness: 
3.5 - 4.0
Type Locality: 
Craignure Mine, Inveraray, Strathclyde (Argyllshire), Scotland, UK

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
Earthstones Australia

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