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3.7" Polished Garnierite Heart - Madagascar
This is a beautiful pale green, 3.7" wide, polished garnierite heart from Madagascar. This specimen also displays several small inclusions of an unknown black mineral.
Garnierite, also called green moonstone, is the general name for a green nickel ore found in pockets and veins within weathered and serpentinized ultramafic rocks. Colors can range from olive to dark green.
Garnierite is not a valid mineral name according to the Commission on New Minerals, nor is its composition agreed upon. This causes many similar-looking, nickel-based stones to be labeled as garnierite.
Garnierite is not a valid mineral name according to the Commission on New Minerals, nor is its composition agreed upon. This causes many similar-looking, nickel-based stones to be labeled as garnierite.
SPECIES
Garnierite
LOCATION
Valozoro Lateritic Nickel Deposit, Ambohimahasoa District, Madagascar
SIZE
3.7" wide
CATEGORY
SUB CATEGORY
ITEM
#246690
