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Minerals

Gmalimite

gmalimite

K6◻Fe²⁺24S27

Figure 4. Holotype specimen of gmalimite. (B) Gmalimite aggregate with pyrrhotite and pyrite inclusions within goethite rim. Reflected light. Gmalimite exhibits characteristic gray-olive color. Fap—fluorapatite, Gh—gehlenite, Gma—gmalimite, Gth—goethite, Py—pyrite, Pyh—pyrrhotite, Zeo—zeolite.

Galuskina, I.O.; Krüger, B.; Galuskin, E.V.; Krüger, H.; Vapnik, Y.; Murashko, M.; Banasik, K.; Agakhanov, A.A. / CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 4.0 · Source

Overview

Gmalimite is a mineral species (sulfide mineral). It crystallises in the cubic system. Nickel–Strunz class: 2.FC.05.

Scientific references

  1. Gmalimite — Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q68693925 Link