Zaratite from
Wood's Chrome Mine, Texas, Little Britain Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA
| Locality type: | Mine | |
| Classification | ||
|---|---|---|
| Species: | Zaratite | |
| Formula: | Ni3(CO3)(OH)4 · 4H2O ? | |
| Comments: | Lewis W. Williams first described Zaratite, as "Emerald Nickel" at Wood's Chrome Mine in 1849, nearly making Wood's Chome Mine "Type Locale" for the species. (TL: Spain 1851) Frequently occuring in admixture with micro crystals of dolomite, referred to localy as "pennite". According to the Garcia-Guinea reference, this material is gaspeite, not zaratite; and further, zaratite is considered a complex mixture. More work needs to be done to determine if all of the 'zaratite' from Wood's Chrome Mine is gaspeite, or encompasses several species. | |
| Habit: | crystaline massive veins and coatings typical, admixture with Dolomite | |
| Colour: | Brilliant Green | |
| Luminescent properties: | none | |
| Confirmation | ||
| Validity: | Unconfirmed/Questioned | |
| Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data: | ||
| Chromite | 8 | |
| Chromite-Magnesiochromite Series | 3 | |
| Magnesiochromite | 1 | |
| Dozyite | 1 | |
| Antigorite | 1 | |
| Hydromagnesite | 1 | |
| Data | ||
| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Zaratite data | |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view Wood's Chrome Mine, Texas, Little Britain Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA | |
| Photo Gallery | View Gallery (14 photos) | |
| Data Identifiers | ||
| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 38883 | |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:38883:8 | |
| GUID (UUID V4): | 0 | |
| Nearest other occurrences of Zaratite | ||
| 0.1km (0.0 miles) | ⓘCarter's Chrome Mine, Little Britain Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA | |
| 4.3km (2.7 miles) | ⓘJenkins Mine (Jenkins Corner; North Rock Springs), Fulton Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA | |
| 4.8km (3.0 miles) | ⓘRed Pit Mine, Fulton Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA | |
| 5.7km (3.5 miles) | ⓘLine pit (Lowe's Mine), Cecil County, Maryland, USA | |
| 5.7km (3.5 miles) | ⓘLine pit (Lowe's Chromite Mine), Fulton Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA | |
| 7.9km (4.9 miles) | ⓘMoro Phillips's Mine, Nottingham, West Nottingham Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania, USA | |
| References | ||
Rock Currier collectionIdentified by Lalith Aditya Senthil Kumar: Visual Identification | ||
Wood's Chrome Mine, Texas, Little Britain Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA