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Nickelalumite from
Mbobo Mkulu Cave, Mbombela, Mbombela Local Municipality, Ehlanzeni District Municipality, Mpumalanga, South Africa


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Nickelalumite

Mbobo Mkulu Cave, Mbombela, Mbombela Local Municipality, Ehlanzeni District Municipality, Mpumalanga, South Africa
03445740017272028975196.jpg
Nickelalumite

Mbobo Mkulu Cave, Mbombela, Mbombela Local Municipality, Ehlanzeni District Municipality, Mpumalanga, South Africa
04583770017272028971998.jpg
Nickelalumite

Mbobo Mkulu Cave, Mbombela, Mbombela Local Municipality, Ehlanzeni District Municipality, Mpumalanga, South Africa
03445740017272028975196.jpg
Nickelalumite

Mbobo Mkulu Cave, Mbombela, Mbombela Local Municipality, Ehlanzeni District Municipality, Mpumalanga, South Africa
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Nickelalumite

Mbobo Mkulu Cave, Mbombela, Mbombela Local Municipality, Ehlanzeni District Municipality, Mpumalanga, South Africa
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Nickelalumite

Mbobo Mkulu Cave, Mbombela, Mbombela Local Municipality, Ehlanzeni District Municipality, Mpumalanga, South Africa
Locality type:Cave
Classification
Species:Nickelalumite
Formula:NiAl4(SO4)(OH)12(H2O)3
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Nickelalumite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Mbobo Mkulu Cave, Mbombela, Mbombela Local Municipality, Ehlanzeni District Municipality, Mpumalanga, South Africa
Photo GalleryView Gallery (2 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:143906
Long-form Identifier:1:3:143906:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
References
Ann.Geol.Surv.S.Africa,(1980) 14, n2, 1-110
Martini, J.E.J. et al (1997), "Mbobo Mkulu Cave, South Africa", in "Cave Minerals of the World" (1997)
 
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