Otwayite
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What is Otwayite?
Otwayite, Ni2CO3(OH)2, is a hydrated nickel carbonate mineral. Otwayite is green, with a hardness of 4, a specific gravity of 3.4, and crystallises in the orthorhombic system.
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Key Characteristics
Formation of Otwayite
Otwayite is found in association with nullaginite and hellyerite in the Otway nickel deposit. It is found in association with theoprastite, hellyerite, gaspeite and a suite of other nickel carbonate minerals in the Lord Brassey Mine, Tasmania. Otwayite is found in association with gaspeite, hellyerite and kambaldaite in the Widgie Townsite nickel gossan, Widgiemooltha, Western Australia. It is also reported from the Pafuri nickel deposit, South Africa. It was first described in 1977 from the Otway Nickel Deposit, Nullagine, Pilbara Craton, Western Australia and named for Australian prospector Charles Albert Otway (born 1922).
Quick Facts
Physical Properties
- Color
- Green, bright green
- Hardness (Mohs)
- 4
- Density
- 3.346 g/cm³
Chemical Properties
- Chemical Formula
- Ni2(CO3)(OH)2 · H2O
- Elements
- C, H, Ni, O
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