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Carrboydite from
132 North Ni Mine, Widgiemooltha, Coolgardie Shire, Western Australia, Australia


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Carrboydite

132 North Ni Mine, Widgiemooltha, Coolgardie Shire, Western Australia, Australia
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Carrboydite

132 North Ni Mine, Widgiemooltha, Coolgardie Shire, Western Australia, Australia
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Carrboydite, etc.

132 North Ni Mine, Widgiemooltha, Coolgardie Shire, Western Australia, Australia
03286070017271978359255.jpg
Carrboydite

132 North Ni Mine, Widgiemooltha, Coolgardie Shire, Western Australia, Australia
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Carrboydite

132 North Ni Mine, Widgiemooltha, Coolgardie Shire, Western Australia, Australia
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Carrboydite

132 North Ni Mine, Widgiemooltha, Coolgardie Shire, Western Australia, Australia
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Carrboydite, etc.

132 North Ni Mine, Widgiemooltha, Coolgardie Shire, Western Australia, Australia
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Carrboydite

132 North Ni Mine, Widgiemooltha, Coolgardie Shire, Western Australia, Australia
03091150017271921913003.jpg
Carrboydite

132 North Ni Mine, Widgiemooltha, Coolgardie Shire, Western Australia, Australia
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Carrboydite

132 North Ni Mine, Widgiemooltha, Coolgardie Shire, Western Australia, Australia
00832480017271978328088.jpg
Carrboydite, etc.

132 North Ni Mine, Widgiemooltha, Coolgardie Shire, Western Australia, Australia
03286070017271978359255.jpg
Carrboydite

132 North Ni Mine, Widgiemooltha, Coolgardie Shire, Western Australia, Australia
Locality type:Open-Cast Mine
Classification
Species:Carrboydite
Formula:(Ni1-xAlx)(SO4)x/2(OH)2 · nH2O
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Gaspéite2
Gypsum1
Gillardite1
Jarosite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Carrboydite data
Locality Data:Click here to view 132 North Ni Mine, Widgiemooltha, Coolgardie Shire, Western Australia, Australia
Photo GalleryView Gallery (8 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:2844
Long-form Identifier:1:3:2844:8
GUID (UUID V4):0
References
Nickel, Ernest H., Robinson, Bruce W., Mumme, William G. (1993) Widgiemoolthalite: The new Ni analogue of hydromagnesite from Western Australia. American Mineralogist, 78 (7-8) 819-821
Nickel, Ernest H., Gartrell, Blair J., Clout, John F.M. (1994) Secondary Nickel Minerals from Widgiemooltha, Western Australia. The Mineralogical Record, 25 (4) 283-302pp.287-287
Clissold, Meagan Elizabeth (2007) Aspects of the Supergene Geochemistry of Copper, Nickel and Bismuth. PhD thesis, Western Sydney University. 1-162
 
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