Garnierite - Green Moonstone - Serpentine Group - Height: 220 mm - Width: 110 mm- 1845 g
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Garnierite, known as Green Moonstone, a Serpentine-group meteorite, originates from Madagascar.
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Garnierite, commonly known as Green Moonstone, is a variety of Serpentine with a high nickel content. This chemical element gives Garnierite its characteristic green color. However, high levels of nickel can also produce shades ranging from olive green to dark green. Officially, this crystal does not have a definitive chemical composition that can be agreed upon within the mining community. Some geologists believe it is a crystalline quartz base with a chemical body very similar to Lizardite (a variety of serpentine), chrysoprase (a variety of chalcedony with minor nickel inclusions), or peridot.
Garnierite was discovered in 1867 by Jacque Jules Garnier in New Caledonia, which was controlled by the French. Seven years later, it was officially named after him when it was added to mineralogy records. Since then, this continental mass in the South Pacific near Australia (11,000 miles from mainland France) has become crucial for nickel extraction, with about 10% of the world's total nickel content found beneath the island.
Recently, beautiful deposits have been discovered in Madagascar.
Seller's Story
The Mineral Art Gallery offers minerals, fossils, shells and natural elements.
Born in Italy in 2017, today she collaborates with international galleries and collectors, she is a direct importer of large minerals and naturalistic collectible elements; deals with the processing to insert them inside the living space. A section of the gallery was dedicated to the Wunderkammer, "chamber of wonders or cabinet of curiosities" in which Mirabilia elements are presented: naturalia and italiania, a union between "the present is the past".
All lots are shipped via DHL Express and Fercam couriers, with insured parcel and tracking.
Translated by Google TranslateGarnierite, commonly known as Green Moonstone, is a variety of Serpentine with a high nickel content. This chemical element gives Garnierite its characteristic green color. However, high levels of nickel can also produce shades ranging from olive green to dark green. Officially, this crystal does not have a definitive chemical composition that can be agreed upon within the mining community. Some geologists believe it is a crystalline quartz base with a chemical body very similar to Lizardite (a variety of serpentine), chrysoprase (a variety of chalcedony with minor nickel inclusions), or peridot.
Garnierite was discovered in 1867 by Jacque Jules Garnier in New Caledonia, which was controlled by the French. Seven years later, it was officially named after him when it was added to mineralogy records. Since then, this continental mass in the South Pacific near Australia (11,000 miles from mainland France) has become crucial for nickel extraction, with about 10% of the world's total nickel content found beneath the island.
Recently, beautiful deposits have been discovered in Madagascar.
Seller's Story
The Mineral Art Gallery offers minerals, fossils, shells and natural elements.
Born in Italy in 2017, today she collaborates with international galleries and collectors, she is a direct importer of large minerals and naturalistic collectible elements; deals with the processing to insert them inside the living space. A section of the gallery was dedicated to the Wunderkammer, "chamber of wonders or cabinet of curiosities" in which Mirabilia elements are presented: naturalia and italiania, a union between "the present is the past".
All lots are shipped via DHL Express and Fercam couriers, with insured parcel and tracking.
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Mineral Form
Garnierite - Green Moonstone - Serpentine Group
Weight
1845 g
Country of Origin
Madagascar
Height
220 mm
Width
110 mm
Depth
50 mm
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