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Namuwite: (Zn,Cu)4(SO4)(OH)6·4(H2O)
Comments: Sky-blue, platy crystals of namuwite on matrix. Location: Gelbe Birke Mine, Schwarzenberg District, Erzgebirge, Saxony, Germany. Scale: Picture size 1.5 mm. © Thomas Witzke / Abraxas-Verlag
Natrodufrenite: Na(Fe+++,Fe++)(Fe+++,Al)5(PO4)4(OH)6·2(H2O)
Comments: Greenish gray, botryoidal aggregates natrodufrenite on hematite-stained quartz. Location: Greifenstein Rocks, Ehrenfriedersdorf, Erzgebirge, Saxony, Germany. Scale: Picture size 5 mm. © Thomas Witzke / Abraxas-Verlag
Naujakasite: Na6(Fe++,Mn)Al4Si8O26 Villiaumite: NaF
Comments: Greenish-gray crystals of naujakasite with red villiaumite. Location: Narsaq river, Kvanefjeld Mt., Ilímaussaq massif, Greenland. Scale: Picture size 4 mm. © Thomas Witzke / Abraxas-Verlag
Nealite: Pb4Fe++(As+++++O4)2Cl4
Comments: Orange-yellow prismatic crystals of Nealite on matrix. Location: Lavrion District slag localities, Attikí (Attica; Attika) Prefecture, Greece. Scale: Picture size 2 mm. © Thomas Witzke / Abraxas-Verlag
Nepouite: Ni3Si2O5(OH)4
Comments: Massive, green népouite. Location: Callenberg North (no. 2) open cut, Callenberg, Glauchau, Saxony, Germany. Scale: Specimen size 4 cm. © Thomas Witzke / Abraxas-Verlag
Neustadtelite: Bi2Fe+++(Fe+++,Co)(O,OH)2(OH)2(AsO4)2
Comments: Small brown crystals of neustadtelite in matrix. Location: Sauschwart mine, Schneeberg, Erzgebirge, Saxony, Germany. Scale: Picture Size 1.5 mm. © Thomas Witzke
Nezilovite: PbZn2(Mn++++,Ti++++)2Fe+++8O19
Comments: Small black grains of nezilovite in matrix. Location: Nezilovo, FYR Macedonia. Scale: Picture size 1 mm. © Thomas Witzke / Abraxas-Verlag
Nickel: Ni
Comments: Very small cubic crystal of native Nickel, isolated from an ore concentrate. Location: Nouméa, New Caledonia. Scale: Crystal size 0.1 mm. © Thomas Witzke / Abraxas-Verlag
Nickelhexahydrite: (Ni,Mg,Fe++)(SO4)·6(H2O)
Comments: Pale greenish crust of ferroan nickelhexahydrite. Location: Sohland, Bautzen, Oberlausitz, Saxony, Germany. Scale: Picture size 4 mm. © Thomas Witzke / Abraxas-Verlag
Nickellotharmeyerite: Ca(Ni,Fe,Co)2(AsO4)2(OH,H2O)2
Comments: Brown, microcrystalline nickellotharmeyerite. Location: Pucher Shaft, Schneeberg District, Erzgebirge, Saxony, Germany. Scale: Picture size 1.5 mm. © Thomas Witzke / Abraxas-Verlag
Nickelphosphide: (Ni,Fe)3P Kamacite: alpha-(Fe,Ni)
Comments: Small inclusion of nickelphosphide in massive kamacite. Location: Kenton County meteorite, Kenton Co., Kentucky, USA. Scale: Picture size 0.09 mm. © Thomas Witzke / Abraxas-Verlag
Nickelschneebergite: Bi(Ni,Co)2(AsO4)2(OH,H2O)2
Comments: Small crystals of nickelschneebergite. Location: Roter Berg, Neustädtel, Schneeberg District, Erzgebirge, Saxony, Germany. Scale: Picture size 2 mm. © Thomas Witzke / Abraxas-Verlag
Nickelzippeite: Ni++2(UO2)6(SO4)3(OH)10·16(H2O)
Comments: Yellow crust of nickel-zippeite on matrix. Location: Ronneburg U deposit, Gera district, Thuringia, Germany. Scale: Picture size 4 mm. © Thomas Witzke / Abraxas-Verlag
Nickenichite: Na0,8Ca0,4(Mg,Fe+++,Al)3Cu0,4(AsO4)3
Comments: Blue crystals of nickenichite on matrix. Location: Nickenich, near Kruft, Eifel Mts, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. Scale: Picture size 2 mm. © Thomas Witzke / Abraxas-Verlag
Niningerite: (Mg,Fe++,Mn)S
Comments: PPL reflected light polished section showing light gray-brownish grains of troilite (Tr) with white niningerite (Nin) and dark silicates. Location: Indarch meteorite, Shusha, Elizavetpol, Azerbaidshan. Scale: Picture Size 0.28 mm. © Thomas Witzke
Niobocarbide: (Nb,Ta)C
Comments: Small metallic grain of niobocarbide. Location: Nizhne-Tagil'skoye (Mednorudyanskoye) Cu Deposit, Nizhnii Tagil, Sverdlovskaya Oblast', Urals Region, Russia. Scale: Grain size 0.3 mm. © Thomas Witzke / Abraxas-Verlag
Nitratine: NaNO3 Iquiqueite: K3Na4Mg(Cr++++++O4)B24O39(OH)·12(H2O)
Comments: Yellow iquiqueiite in clear, massive nitration. Location: Salar de Miraje, Antofagasta, Chile. Scale: Picture size 5 mm. © Thomas Witzke / Abraxas-Verlag
Nitratine: NaNO3
Comments: Euhedral crystalline aggregate of nitratine. Location: Taltal, Antofagasta, Chile. Scale: Picture size 5 mm. © Thomas Witzke / Abraxas-Verlag
Noelbensonite: BaMn+++2(Si2O7)(OH)2·(H2O)
Comments: Brownish, massive noélbensonite. Location: Woods Mine (Wood's Rhodonite Mine), Tamworth, New South Wales, Australia. Scale: Picture size 1.2 mm. © Thomas Witzke / Abraxas-Verlag
Nordenskioldine: CaSnB2O6 Magnetite: Fe++Fe+++2O4
Comments: Colorless to white bladed crystals of nordenskiöldine with black magnetite. Location: Pöhla-Tellerhäuser Gallery, Pöhla, Schwarzenberg District, Erzgebirge, Saxony, Germany. Scale: Picture size 5 mm. © Thomas Witzke / Abraxas-Verlag