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Safflorite with Nickeline

#RW49130

Safflorite with Nickeline

#RW49130
Availability
Sold
Size
12.5 x 7 x 6 cm - Cabinet 
Formula
(Co,Fe,Ni)As2 (RRUFF)
Locality
Castle-Trethewey mine, Cobalt, Haultain Twp,.Ontario, Canada
Tagged
sulfide , ore specimen

A large, heavy specimen of suspended branching silvery Safflorite with cores of Nickeline. A fine example of cobalt-nickel mineralization and ore habits. It is sawed on three sides.

Safflorite

Formula
(Co,Fe,Ni)As2 
Crystal System
Orthorhombic 
Crystal Habit
Radial, Massive - Granular 
Cleavage
Imperfect, None, None 
Luster
Metallic 
Color
gray, dark gray, tin white 
Streak
grayish black 
Class
Orthorhombic - Dipyramidal 
Fracture
Brittle 
Hardness
4-5 

Data courtesy of Webmineral.

Collection
Robert J. Waidler Collection

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