4.95" Free-Standing, Polished Garnierite - Madagascar

This is a beautiful polished free-form sculpture carved from garnierite. The base of this sculpture has been cut flat to display without the use of a stand.

Garnierite, also called green moonstone, is the general name for a green nickel ore found in pockets and veins within weathered and serpentinized ultramafic rocks. Colors can range from olive to dark green.

Garnierite is not a valid mineral name according to the Commission on New Minerals, nor is its composition agreed upon. This causes many similar-looking, nickel-based stones to be labeled as garnierite.
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SPECIES
Garnierite
LOCATION
Valozoro Lateritic Nickel Deposit, Ambohimahasoa District, Madagascar
SIZE
4.95 x 3.85 x 2.9"
CATEGORY
SUB CATEGORY
ITEM
#247566