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Nickel-bearing Lizardite from

Loma Ortega deposit, Falcondo Mines, Bonao, Monseñor Nouel Province, Dominican Republic

Locality type: Deposit
Classification
Species: Lizardite var: Nickel-bearing Lizardite
Formula: (Mg,Ni)3(Si2O5)(OH)4
Comments: 1.16 < 2.44 wt% Nio - the main Ni ore mineral in this deposit.
Confirmation
Validity: Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data: Click here to view Nickel-bearing Lizardite data
Locality Data: Click here to view Loma Ortega deposit, Falcondo Mines, Bonao, Monseñor Nouel Province, Dominican Republic
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID: 692021
Long-form Identifier: 1:3:692021:0
GUID (UUID V4): c01cdd19-96c2-4485-918c-d6d69ec9b0e3
References
Tamara Gallardo, Esperanca Tauler, Joaquin A. Proenza, John F. Lewis, Salvador Gali, Manuel Labrador, Francisco Longo, Giovanni Bloise: Geology, Mineralogy and Geochemistry of the Loma Ortega Ni Laterite Deposit, Dominican Republic. Macla no 13. septiembre ‘10, Revista de la Sociedad Española de Mineralogía.