2.85" Polished Garnierite Heart - Madagascar

This is a beautiful, 2.85" wide, polished garnierite heart from Madagascar. This specimen also displays wonderfully contrasting smoky quartz inclusions.

Garnierite, also called green moonstone, is the general name for a green nickel ore found in pockets and veins within weathered and serpentinized ultramafic rocks. Colors can range from olive to dark green.

Garnierite is not a valid mineral name according to the Commission on New Minerals, nor is its composition agreed upon. This causes many similar-looking, nickel-based stones to be labeled as garnierite.


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DETAILS
SPECIES
Garnierite & Quartz
LOCATION
Valozoro Lateritic Nickel Deposit, Ambohimahasoa District, Madagascar
SIZE
2.85" wide
CATEGORY
SUB CATEGORY
ITEM
#246675