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Gillardite

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Gillardite from 132 North mine, Widgiemooltha, Western Australia, Australia - PD32884
Gillardite from 132 North mine, Widgiemooltha, Western Australia, Australia - PD32884

Gillardite

#PD32884
Availability
Sold
Size
4.5 x 6 x 3 cm - Sm Cabinet 
Formula
Cu2+3NiCl2(OH)6 (RRUFF)
Locality
132 North mine, Widgiemooltha, Western Australia, Australia
Tagged
halide

Excellent dark lustrous green Gillardite crystals in clusters to 1cm scattered about on one side of matrix.

Gillardite is a member of the Atacamite group and is closely related to Paratacamite, but is only known to occur at the 132 N. Mine.

Type & Only Locality

Gillardite

Formula
Cu2+3NiCl2(OH)6 
Crystal System
Trigonal 
Crystal Habit
Triangular Crystals, Aggregates 
Cleavage
Good, None, None 
Luster
Vitreous (Glassy) 
Color
dark green 
Streak
green 
Class
Trigonal - Rhombohedral 
Fracture
Splintery 
Hardness
3 

Data courtesy of Webmineral.

Collection
Phillips Collection
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