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Name: Violarite
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IMA Chemistry: FeNi2S4
Chemistry Elements: The mineral Violarite contains elements:
Iron (Fe)
Nickel (Ni)
Sulfur (S)
Country of Type Locality: Canada
Year First Published: 1889
IMA Status: Approved,Grandfathered
Status Notes: The mineral species is discovered, but it is misidentified: Clarke F W, Catlett C (1889) A platiniferous nickel ore from Canada, The American Journal of Science 137, 372-374 The mineral is found at a new locality, characterized, and named: Lindgren W, Davy W M (1924) Nickel ores from Key West Mine, Nevada, Economic Geology 19, 309-319
Structural Group Name: Spinel
Fleischer's Group Name: linnaeite
Crystal Systems: cubic
Oldest Known Age: 4000 Million Years Ago
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