Product Details
✓You will get one of the Skutterudite Specimen in box similar to the one in the listing, the size and the color of the specimen may slightly vary as well due to the fact that all minerals are different. (see photo, the photos are taken under bright light)! Box Size: 28mm x 28mm x 21mm / 1 1/8 x 1 1/8 x 13/16 Inches; Average 1pc Weight: 18g / 0.63oz; This beautiful specimen is glued to the box for higher security! Weight was given for box and crystal together!
✓Skutterudite is the cobalt-rich end member of a series (Smaltite, Chloanthite, or Ferro-Arsenite) in which Nickel or Iron replaces part of the Cobalt. Enough nickel is usually present to make Skutterudite a significant ore of Nickel. The cobalt-rich end member is Skutterudite, and the nickel-rich end member is Nickelskutterudite. Another, lesser-known mineral of this series is Ferroskutterudite, a rare iron-rich member.
✓Although most Skutterudite is uninteresting in form, several localities have produced sharp, lustrous crystals that are striking in aesthetics. Skutterudite may partially alter to pink Erythrite, and Ferroskutterudite to green Annabergite. Skutterudite is named after its type locality of Skutterud, Norway.
✓Chemical Formula: (Co,Ni)As3; Color: Silver white to gray, occasionally with an iridescent tarnish; Hardness: 5.5 - 6;
✓(The above information is provided solely for informational purpose. Kindly note that all stones are offered for decorative purposes only. Please, handle your stones with great care, do not grind or crumble them, do not dip or add them into your food or drink, do not use any parts of them in any elixirs, potions, lotions etc. Always make sure you wash your hands before and after working with your crystals.)