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Valleriite

#BAC61090
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Valleriite from Loolekop pipe, Palabora mine, Phalaborwa, Limpopo, South Africa - BAC61090
Valleriite from Loolekop pipe, Palabora mine, Phalaborwa, Limpopo, South Africa - BAC61090

Valleriite

#BAC61090
Availability
Sold
Size
5 x 4 x 2 cm - Miniature 
Formula
2[(Fe,Cu)S]·1.53[(Mg,Al)(OH)2] (RRUFF)
Locality
Loolekop pipe, Palabora mine, Phalaborwa, Limpopo, South Africa
Tagged
copper

Brassy, platey Vallerrite, which flashes along cleavages wihen tilting back and forth. Good specimen.

Valleriite

Formula
2[(Fe,Cu)S]·1.53[(Mg,Al)(OH)2] 
Crystal System
Trigonal 
Crystal Habit
Massive, Nodular 
Cleavage
Perfect, None, None 
Luster
Metallic 
Color
bronze, gray 
Class
Trigonal - Hexagonal Scalenohedral 
Hardness
1-1.5 

Data courtesy of Webmineral.

Collection
William & Anne Cook Collection
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