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It's a classic vs a newbie as the most common named mineral in the crust Quartz is up against an exceedingly-rare sea foam-green mineral discovered just a few years ago Asagiite.
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Nickeline from
Stølsvig silver mine (Hisøy silver mine), Hisøy, Arendal, Agder, Norway


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Nickeline
Formula:NiAs
Comments:Small grains together with small silver treads. Described by Vogt (1884, 1886) as "kobbernikkel"
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Nickeline data
Locality Data:Click here to view Stølsvig silver mine (Hisøy silver mine), Hisøy, Arendal, Agder, Norway
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:173741
Long-form Identifier:1:3:173741:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Nickeline
3.5km (2.2 miles) ⓘNødebro Mine (Nøddebro), Øyestad, Arendal, Agder, Norway
67.6km (42.0 miles) ⓘFantehullet, Oterøy, Kragerø Archipelago, Kragerø, Telemark, Norway
68.1km (42.3 miles) ⓘKåsefjell Mines, Langøy Iron Mines, Langøy, Kragerø Archipelago, Kragerø, Telemark, Norway
68.4km (42.5 miles) ⓘGrev Wedels Mine, Langøy Iron Mines, Langøy, Kragerø Archipelago, Kragerø, Telemark, Norway
References
Vogt, J. H. L. (1884) Norske ertsforekomster II: Ertsforekomster ved grønstengange [Norwegian ore deposits II: Ore deposits at green stone veins]. Archiv for mathematik og naturvidenskab , 9. 281-300 p.291
Vogt, I. H. L. (1886) Hisö sölvgrube pr Arendal, Norge. Geologiska Föreningen i Stockholm Förhandlingar, 8 (2) 64-70 doi:10.1080/11035898609443563
 
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