Pecoraite
Nickel phyllosilicate mineral of the serpentine group
Ni3(Si2O5)(OH)4Unknown space group
Pecoraite is a nickel silicate mineral and a member of the serpentine group. It was named after geologist William Thomas Pecora. It is monoclinic and has a chemical composition of Ni3(Si2O5)(OH)4. It is associated with the weathering-and-or oxidation of meteorites or nickel sulfide minerals such as millerite. It is also found in altered ultramafic rocks.[2] Pecoraite is typically a green, lime green, or bluegreen mineral with a waxy, or earthy luster and a mohs hardness of 2.5.[3] Common textural habits associated with pecoraite are curved plates, spirals and tubes. It can also be granular and massive.
See also
- Nepouite – Nickel ore from the serpentine family (phyllosilicate)Pages displaying short descriptions of redirect targets
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Phyllosilicates
- Aluminoceladonite
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- Clintonite
- Eastonite
- Ephesite
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- Fluorotetraferriphlogopite
- Garmite
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- Gorbunovite
- Hendricksite
- Illite
- Kinoshitalite
- Lepidolite
- Luanshiweiite
- Manganiceladonite
- Margarite
- Masutomilite
- Montdorite
- Muscovite
- Nanpingite
- Norrishite
- Orlovite
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- Phengite
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- Tainiolite
- Tetraferriannite
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- Voloshinite
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- Minnesotaite
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- Ferripyrophyllite
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- Dickite
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- Hisingerite
- Kaolinite
- Nacrite
- Amesite
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- Berthierine
- Brindleyite
- Caryopilite
- Chrysotile
- Cronstedtite
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- Greenalite
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- Kellyite
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- Odinite
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- Beidellite
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- Montmorillonite
- Nontronite
- Saponite
- Sauconite
- Swinefordite
- Vermiculite
- Volkonskoite
- Yakhontovite
- Allophane
- Chrysocolla
- Imogolite
- Neotocite
- Falcondoite
- Ferrisepiolite
- Sepiolite
- Friedelite
- Mcgillite
- Nelenite
- Pyrosmalite
- Schallerite
- Bannisterite
- Franklinphilite
- Lennilenapeite
- Parsettensite
- Stilpnomelane
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