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Zaratite

Year of discovery: 1851 (Manolita mine, Spain), 1947 (Japan)

Locality list: 2 localities of zaratite

• Ni₃(CO₃)(OH)₄,4H₂O
• [Ni²⁺₃][(OH)₄|CO₃]^6-,4H₂O

• Class: Carbonate - Hydroxide - Hydrate
• Soluble in: hot HCl (with bubbles)

• Color: Green
• Streak: Pale green
• Luster: Vitreous
• Diaphaneity: Transparent-Translucent

• Cleavage: No
• Hardness: 3.5
• Density: 2.6

• System: Cubic
• Lattice: a=6.2