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Rammelsbergite & Nickeline

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Rammelsbergite & Nickeline

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Description
Locality: 
Zálesí, Javorník, Jeseník, Olomouc Region, Czech Republic
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
8.1 × 5.3 × 2 cm
Description

Fantastic sample of rammelsbergite with associated nickeline. Rammelsbergite is present with typical skeletal growth and nickeline is massive.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Rammelsbergite

Formula: 
NiAs2
Strunz: 
2.EB.15a
Hardness: 
5.5 - 6.0
Type Locality: 
Schneeberg District, Erzgebirge, Saxony, Germany

Nickeline

Formula: 
NiAs
Strunz: 
2.CC.05
Crystal System: 
Hexagonal
Hardness: 
5.0 - 5.5