schuchardtiten.
/ˈʃuːxətʌɪt/ Mineralogy.
An ill-defined green hydrated silicate of nickel, resembling chlorite.
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1885 Jrnl. Chem. Soc. 48 i. 32 Schuchardtite... This mineral is of an apple-green colour, soft, and is disintegrated by water.
1896 A. H. Chester Dict. Names Minerals Schuchardtite,..the so-called Chrysopraserde of Silesia.
1966 Amer. Mineralogist 51 292 The analytical data for schuchardtite are inconclusive; they do not fall near to the composition of the serpentine group where they would be expected to be situated but suggest admixture with pimelite.
1975 Mineral Mag. XL. 152 We hesitate to label the Jacupiranga minerals as schuchardtites mainly because the type material was insufficiently defined.
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