4942 - Zaratite

At-A-Glance

Country of Origin

PA
United States

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Essential Information

Specimen ID

4942

Mineral Name

Zaratite

Chemical Formula

Ni3(CO3)(OH)4•4(H2O), (but partly amorphous)
Associated Minerals
Chromite
Specimen Number
002

Lime-green thin crust on dark gray chromite

Geographic Origin

Locality Nickname

Wood’s Chrome Mine, Pennsylvania

Locality Lat/Long

39.7317741, -76.1063393
Original Attributed Locality
Pennsylvania
Little Britain