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MD-181702 - Falcondoite, Willemseite - - Archived Loma Peguera, Bonao, Monseñor Nouel Province, Dominican Republic miniature, 4.3 x 3.0 x 0.3 cm.
4.3 x 3.0 x 0.3 cm. Falcondoite and willemseite are rare nickel, magnesium silicates found in a serpentinized harzbergite massif or an obducted ophiolite at a plate collision of oceanic crust with continental crust. The locality is in the Dominican Republic, which is the Type Locality for falcondoite. This very showy, bright green thin crust is mostly green falcondoite, with just a bit of lighter, olive willemseite.
MD-215137 - Falcondoite, Willemseite - - Archived Loma Peguera, Bonao, Monseñor Nouel Province, Dominican Republic small cabinet, 6.5 x 4.5 x 1.5 cm.
6.5 x 4.5 x 1.5 cm. This attractive specimen is primarily composed of a solid mass of the rare mineral Falcondoite, a nickel-rich species. A subtle, microcrystalline druse of darker olive-colored material mixed in, is the Willemseite. Rarely seen material from the type locality.
MD-215138 - Falcondoite, Willemseite - - Archived Loma Peguera, Bonao, Monseñor Nouel Province, Dominican Republic small cabinet, 7.0 x 3.8 x 0.8 cm.
7.0 x 3.8 x 0.8 cm. This attractive specimen is primarily composed of a solid mass of the rare mineral Falcondoite, a nickel-rich species. A subtle, microcrystalline druse of darker olive-colored material mixed in, is the Willemseite. Rarely seen material from the type locality.
MD-249302 - Falcondoite, Willemseite - - Archived Loma Peguera, Bonao, Monseñor Nouel Province, Dominican Republic small cabinet, 5.4 x 4.0 x 0.8 cm.
5.4 x 4.0 x 0.8 cm. Falcondoite and willemseite are very rare nickel, magnesium silicates found in strange ultramafics - read a serpentinized harzbergite massif or an obducted ophiolite at a plate collision of oceanic crust with continental crust. The locality is in the Dominican Republic, which is the Type Locality for falcondoite. This fine, bright green thin crust is mostly scalloped, green falcondoite, with just a bit of blocky, darker, olive willemseite on the right edge, center. Very rarely available. All Content and Design ©1996-2010 The ArkenstonePowered by http://mineralwebsites.comBy-species Galleries | ||||||||
