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Oosterboschite

Mineral:

Oosterboschite: (Pd,Cu)7Se3

Comments:

Polished section showing oosterboschite (metallic yellow) and its alteration product (light brown) as intergranular veinlets surrounding mineralized malachite and quartz (dark grey), and several grains of goethite (light grey).

Location:

Copper Hills in the East Pilbara region of Western Australia. (CanMin, v 40:419).

Scale:

Picture Size 0.56 mm.

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