[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"minerals:one:10934":3},{"id":4,"longid":5,"guid":6,"name":7,"shortcode_ima":8,"entrytype":9,"entrytype_text":10,"varietyof":11,"synid":11,"polytypeof":11,"groupid":12,"weighting":13,"nolocadd":14,"blacklisted":14,"mindat_formula":15,"mindat_formula_note":11,"ima_formula":16,"elements":17,"sigelements":24,"key_elements":11,"impurities":11,"cim":11,"ima_status":25,"ima_notes":11,"ima_history":11,"approval_year":27,"publication_year":28,"discovery_year":11,"strunz10ed1":29,"strunz10ed2":30,"strunz10ed3":30,"strunz10ed4":31,"dana8ed1":32,"dana8ed2":32,"dana8ed3":32,"dana8ed4":32,"csystem":33,"cclass":34,"spacegroup":35,"spacegroupset":32,"a":36,"b":11,"c":37,"alpha":32,"beta":32,"gamma":32,"aerror":38,"berror":11,"cerror":39,"alphaerror":11,"betaerror":11,"gammaerror":11,"va3":40,"z":41,"csmetamict":14,"commentcrystal":11,"twinning":42,"tranglide":11,"parting":11,"epitaxidescription":11,"morphology":43,"tlform":44,"hmin":45,"hmax":45,"hardtype":11,"vhnmin":32,"vhnmax":32,"vhnerror":11,"vhng":11,"vhns":11,"commenthard":11,"dmeas":46,"dmeas2":46,"dcalc":47,"dmeaserror":45,"dcalcerror":11,"commentdense":11,"lustre":48,"lustretype":49,"commentluster":11,"diapheny":50,"streak":51,"colour":52,"commentcolor":53,"colors":54,"streak_colors":58,"luminescence":59,"uv":60,"cleavage":11,"cleavagetype":61,"fracturetype":62,"tenacity":11,"commentbreak":63,"opticaltype":64,"opticalsign":65,"opticalalpha":32,"opticalalpha2":32,"opticalalphaerror":11,"opticalbeta":32,"opticalbeta2":32,"opticalbetaerror":11,"opticalgamma":32,"opticalgamma2":32,"opticalgammaerror":11,"opticalomega":66,"opticalomega2":32,"opticalomegaerror":38,"opticalepsilon":32,"opticalepsilon2":32,"opticalepsilonerror":11,"opticaln":32,"opticaln2":32,"opticalnerror":11,"optical2vcalc":32,"optical2vcalc2":32,"optical2vcalcerror":11,"optical2vmeasured":32,"optical2vmeasured2":32,"optical2vmeasurederror":11,"rimin":67,"rimax":67,"opticaldispersion":11,"opticalpleochroism":68,"opticalpleochorismdesc":11,"opticalbirefringence":11,"opticalcomments":69,"opticalcolour":11,"opticalinternal":11,"opticaltropic":11,"opticalanisotropism":11,"opticalbireflectance":11,"opticalextinction":11,"opticalr":11,"specdispm":11,"ir":11,"electrical":11,"magnetism":11,"thermalbehaviour":11,"other":11,"industrial":11,"occurrence":70,"otheroccurrence":11,"type_specimen_store":71,"description_short":72,"aboutname":73,"rock_parent":11,"rock_parent2":11,"rock_root":9,"rock_bgs_code":11,"meteoritical_code":11,"updttime":74,"reviewed_at":11,"variety_of":11,"varieties":75,"group_members":76,"associates":119,"confused_with":120,"type_localities":121,"occurrence_total":38,"citations":128,"images":148,"structures":227,"synonyms":234,"language_names":237,"wikidata_qid":253,"texts":254},10934,"1:1:10934:3","3e59e168-52a5-49b0-9edf-a0efe1ff7df5","Nikischerite","Nik",0,"mineral",null,43295,140,false,"Fe\u003Csup>2+\u003C\u002Fsup>\u003Csub>6\u003C\u002Fsub>Al\u003Csub>3\u003C\u002Fsub>(OH)\u003Csub>18\u003C\u002Fsub>[Na(H\u003Csub>2\u003C\u002Fsub>O)\u003Csub>6\u003C\u002Fsub>](SO\u003Csub>4\u003C\u002Fsub>)\u003Csub>2\u003C\u002Fsub>·6H\u003Csub>2\u003C\u002Fsub>O","Fe\u003Csup>2+\u003C\u002Fsup>\u003Csub>6\u003C\u002Fsub>Al\u003Csub>3\u003C\u002Fsub>(OH)\u003Csub>18\u003C\u002Fsub>[Na(H\u003Csub>2\u003C\u002Fsub>O)\u003Csub>6\u003C\u002Fsub>](SO\u003Csub>4\u003C\u002Fsub>)\u003Csub>2\u003C\u002Fsub> · 6H\u003Csub>2\u003C\u002Fsub>O",[18,19,20,21,22,23],"Al","Fe","Na","O","S","H",[18,19,20,21,22,23],[26],"APPROVED",2001,2003,"7","D","35","0","Trigonal",10,80,"9.347","33.000",1,7,2497,3,"None observed","Platy habit with dominant {001}.","Small micaceous plates, to 4 mm, forming isolated raditing balls and aggregates reaching 1 cm across.",2,"2.33","2.30","pearly","Greasy,Pearly,Dull","Transparent,Translucent","Pale grayish green","Dark green, brownish","Green when fresh; oxidises to ochre brown.",[55,56,57],"green","brown","gray",[57,55],"none","Not fluorescent","Perfect","Irregular\u002FUneven","Crumbly","Uniaxial","-","1.560",1.56,"Non-pleochroic","ε undetermined","Low temperature hydrothermal veins.","Canadian Museum of Nature, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada (CMNMC 83499).","The Fe analogue of shigaite and poellmannite.\r\n\r\nMay be confused with clinochlore and chamosite.\r\n\r\n\"Recent material from Huanuni labeled as nikischerite has be confirmed as a chlorite group mineral, not nikischerite. We were offered a number of Huanun...","For American mineralogist and mineral dealer, Anthony J. Nikischer (b. 1949), who first analyzed the mineral.","2025-08-11 12:14:32",[],[77,83,89,98,104,112],{"id":78,"name":79,"entrytype":9,"csystem":33,"ima_formula":80,"mindat_formula":81,"hmin":11,"hmax":11,"dmeas":11,"dcalc":82,"primary_image_id":11},55457,"Erssonite","CaMg\u003Csub>7\u003C\u002Fsub>Fe\u003Csup>3+\u003C\u002Fsup>\u003Csub>2\u003C\u002Fsub>(OH)\u003Csub>18\u003C\u002Fsub>(SO\u003Csub>4\u003C\u002Fsub>)\u003Csub>2\u003C\u002Fsub> · 12H\u003Csub>2\u003C\u002Fsub>O","Mg\u003Csub>7\u003C\u002Fsub>Fe\u003Csup>3+\u003C\u002Fsup>\u003Csub>2\u003C\u002Fsub>(OH)\u003Csub>18\u003C\u002Fsub>[Ca(H\u003Csub>2\u003C\u002Fsub>O)\u003Csub>6\u003C\u002Fsub>](SO\u003Csub>4\u003C\u002Fsub>)\u003Csub>2\u003C\u002Fsub>·12H\u003Csub>2\u003C\u002Fsub>O","2.02",{"id":84,"name":85,"entrytype":9,"csystem":33,"ima_formula":86,"mindat_formula":86,"hmin":45,"hmax":45,"dmeas":87,"dcalc":88,"primary_image_id":11},27438,"Karchevskyite","Mg\u003Csub>18\u003C\u002Fsub>Al\u003Csub>9\u003C\u002Fsub>(OH)\u003Csub>54\u003C\u002Fsub>Sr\u003Csub>2\u003C\u002Fsub>(CO\u003Csub>3\u003C\u002Fsub>)\u003Csub>9\u003C\u002Fsub>(H\u003Csub>2\u003C\u002Fsub>O)\u003Csub>6\u003C\u002Fsub>(H\u003Csub>3\u003C\u002Fsub>O)\u003Csub>5\u003C\u002Fsub>","2.21","2.18",{"id":90,"name":91,"entrytype":9,"csystem":33,"ima_formula":92,"mindat_formula":93,"hmin":38,"hmax":94,"dmeas":95,"dcalc":96,"primary_image_id":97},2793,"Motukoreaite","Mg\u003Csub>6\u003C\u002Fsub>Al\u003Csub>3\u003C\u002Fsub>(OH)\u003Csub>18\u003C\u002Fsub>[Na(H\u003Csub>2\u003C\u002Fsub>O)\u003Csub>6\u003C\u002Fsub>](SO\u003Csub>4\u003C\u002Fsub>)\u003Csub>2\u003C\u002Fsub> · 6H\u003Csub>2\u003C\u002Fsub>O","Mg\u003Csub>6\u003C\u002Fsub>Al\u003Csub>3\u003C\u002Fsub>(OH)\u003Csub>18\u003C\u002Fsub>[Na(H\u003Csub>2\u003C\u002Fsub>O)\u003Csub>6\u003C\u002Fsub>][SO\u003Csub>4\u003C\u002Fsub>]\u003Csub>2\u003C\u002Fsub>·6H\u003Csub>2\u003C\u002Fsub>O",1.5,"1.48","1.478",16783,{"id":99,"name":100,"entrytype":9,"csystem":101,"ima_formula":102,"mindat_formula":103,"hmin":11,"hmax":11,"dmeas":32,"dcalc":32,"primary_image_id":11},10812,"Natroglaucocerinite","Hexagonal","Zn\u003Csub>6\u003C\u002Fsub>Al\u003Csub>3\u003C\u002Fsub>(OH)\u003Csub>18\u003C\u002Fsub>[Na(H\u003Csub>2\u003C\u002Fsub>O)\u003Csub>6\u003C\u002Fsub>](SO\u003Csub>4\u003C\u002Fsub>)\u003Csub>2\u003C\u002Fsub> · 6H\u003Csub>2\u003C\u002Fsub>O","Zn\u003Csub>6\u003C\u002Fsub>Al\u003Csub>3\u003C\u002Fsub>(OH)\u003Csub>18\u003C\u002Fsub>[Na(H\u003Csub>2\u003C\u002Fsub>O)\u003Csub>6\u003C\u002Fsub>](SO\u003Csub>4\u003C\u002Fsub>)\u003Csub>2\u003C\u002Fsub>·6H\u003Csub>2\u003C\u002Fsub>O",{"id":105,"name":106,"entrytype":9,"csystem":33,"ima_formula":107,"mindat_formula":108,"hmin":45,"hmax":45,"dmeas":109,"dcalc":110,"primary_image_id":111},3638,"Shigaite","Mn\u003Csub>6\u003C\u002Fsub>Al\u003Csub>3\u003C\u002Fsub>(OH)\u003Csub>18\u003C\u002Fsub>[Na(H\u003Csub>2\u003C\u002Fsub>O)\u003Csub>6\u003C\u002Fsub>](SO\u003Csub>4\u003C\u002Fsub>)\u003Csub>2\u003C\u002Fsub> · 6H\u003Csub>2\u003C\u002Fsub>O","Mn\u003Csub>6\u003C\u002Fsub>Al\u003Csub>3\u003C\u002Fsub>(OH)\u003Csub>18\u003C\u002Fsub>[Na(H\u003Csub>2\u003C\u002Fsub>O)\u003Csub>6\u003C\u002Fsub>](SO\u003Csub>4\u003C\u002Fsub>)\u003Csub>2\u003C\u002Fsub>·6H\u003Csub>2\u003C\u002Fsub>O","2.32","2.35",22197,{"id":113,"name":114,"entrytype":9,"csystem":33,"ima_formula":115,"mindat_formula":116,"hmin":94,"hmax":94,"dmeas":117,"dcalc":118,"primary_image_id":11},4271,"Wermlandite","Mg\u003Csub>7\u003C\u002Fsub>Al\u003Csub>2\u003C\u002Fsub>(OH)\u003Csub>18\u003C\u002Fsub>[Ca(H\u003Csub>2\u003C\u002Fsub>O)\u003Csub>6\u003C\u002Fsub>](SO\u003Csub>4\u003C\u002Fsub>)\u003Csub>2\u003C\u002Fsub> · 6H\u003Csub>2\u003C\u002Fsub>O","Mg\u003Csub>7\u003C\u002Fsub>Al\u003Csub>2\u003C\u002Fsub>(OH)\u003Csub>18\u003C\u002Fsub>[Ca(H\u003Csub>2\u003C\u002Fsub>O)\u003Csub>6\u003C\u002Fsub>][SO\u003Csub>4\u003C\u002Fsub>]\u003Csub>2\u003C\u002Fsub>· 6H\u003Csub>2\u003C\u002Fsub>O","1.932","1.96",[],[],[122],{"id":123,"txt":124,"latitude":125,"longitude":126,"country":127},334,"Huanuni mine, Huanuni, Pantaleón Dalence Province, Oruro, Bolivia",-18.2844444,-66.8330556,"Bolivia",[129,132,135,139,144],{"id":130,"year":28,"html":131,"doi":11},12909399,"Roberts, Andrew C., Grice, Joel D., Hawthorne, Frank C., Huminicki, Danielle M.C., Jambor, John L. (2003) Nikischerite, a New Mineral from the Huanuni Tin Mine, Dalence Province, Oruro Department, Bolivia. \u003Ci>The Mineralogical Record\u003C\u002Fi>, 34 (2) 155-158",{"id":133,"year":28,"html":134,"doi":11},15973787,"Jambor, John L., Roberts, Andrew C. (2003) New mineral names. \u003Ci>American Mineralogist\u003C\u002Fi>,  88. 1836-1840 \u003Ca target='_blank' href='http:\u002F\u002Fwww.minsocam.org\u002Fmsa\u002Fammin\u002Ftoc\u002FAbstracts\u002F2003_Abstracts\u002FND03_Abstracts\u002FJambor_p1836_03.pdf' class='refpdflink'>\u003C\u002Fa>",{"id":136,"year":28,"html":137,"doi":138},63774,"Huminicki, D. M.C., Hawthorne, F. C. (2003) The crystal structure of nikischerite, NaFe\u003Csup>2+\u003C\u002Fsup>\u003Csub>6\u003C\u002Fsub>Al\u003Csub>3\u003C\u002Fsub>(SO\u003Csub>4\u003C\u002Fsub>)\u003Csub>2\u003C\u002Fsub> (OH)\u003Csub>18\u003C\u002Fsub>(H\u003Csub>2\u003C\u002Fsub>O)\u003Csub>12\u003C\u002Fsub>, a mineral of the shigaite group. \u003Ci>The Canadian Mineralogist\u003C\u002Fi>,  41 (1) 79-82 \u003Ca target='_blank' href='https:\u002F\u002Fdoi.org\u002F10.2113\u002Fgscanmin.41.1.79'>doi:10.2113\u002Fgscanmin.41.1.79\u003C\u002Fa> \u003Ca target='_blank' href='https:\u002F\u002Frruff.info\u002Fdoclib\u002Fcm\u002Fvol41\u002FCM41_79.pdf' class='refpdflink'>\u003C\u002Fa>","10.2113\u002Fgscanmin.41.1.79",{"id":140,"year":141,"html":142,"doi":143},244281,2012,"Mills, S. J.; Christy, A. G.; Génin, J.-M. R.; Kameda, T.; Colombo, F. (2012) Nomenclature of the hydrotalcite supergroup: natural layered double hydroxides. \u003Ci>Mineralogical Magazine\u003C\u002Fi>,  76 (5). 1289-1336 \u003Ca target='_blank' href='https:\u002F\u002Fdoi.org\u002F10.1180\u002Fminmag.2012.076.5.10'>doi:10.1180\u002Fminmag.2012.076.5.10\u003C\u002Fa>","10.1180\u002Fminmag.2012.076.5.10",{"id":145,"year":146,"html":147,"doi":11},16966295,2021,"(2021) Nikischerite. \u003Ci>Handbook of Mineralogy\u003C\u002Fi>. Mineralogical Society of America \u003Ca target='_blank' href='https:\u002F\u002Fwww.handbookofmineralogy.org\u002Fpdfs\u002FNikischerite.pdf' class='refpdflink'>\u003C\u002Fa>",[149,159,167,175,182,190,198,205,213,220],{"id":150,"source_url":151,"license_code":152,"credit_html":153,"title":154,"description":155,"author":156,"original_width":157,"original_height":158},17700,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10121822","CC BY-SA 3.0","Robert M. Lavinsky, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10121822\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Nikischerite-23759.jpg","\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FNikischerite\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Nikischerite\">Nikischerite\u003C\u002Fa>\n\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>Locality: Huanuni mine, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FHuanuni\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Huanuni\">Huanuni\u003C\u002Fa>, Dalence Province, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FOruro_Department\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Oruro Department\">Oruro Department\u003C\u002Fa>, Bolivia (\u003Ca rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"external text\" href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.mindat.org\u002Floc-334.html\">Locality at mindat.org\u003C\u002Fa>)\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>Here is a great specimen of the immensely rare and newly approved sulfate Nikischerite (analogue of shigaite). This piece features two fantastic deep forest green spherical crystal groups perched atop additional crystals of Nikischerite. Keep in mind that these pieces are essentially from a one time find at Huanuni and there has yet to be any more to hit the market since several years ago now. 1 x 1 x 0.5 cm\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>","Robert M. Lavinsky",276,225,{"id":160,"source_url":161,"license_code":152,"credit_html":162,"title":163,"description":164,"author":156,"original_width":165,"original_height":166},17701,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10133706","Robert M. Lavinsky, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10133706\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Nikischerite-49185.jpg","\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FNikischerite\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Nikischerite\">Nikischerite\u003C\u002Fa>\n\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>Locality: Huanuni mine, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FHuanuni\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Huanuni\">Huanuni\u003C\u002Fa>, Dalence Province, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FOruro_Department\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Oruro Department\">Oruro Department\u003C\u002Fa>, Bolivia (\u003Ca rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"external text\" href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.mindat.org\u002Floc-334.html\">Locality at mindat.org\u003C\u002Fa>)\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>From the one time find at the end of Summer 2000 in Bolivia !! This is a great specimen of the immensely rare and recently approved sulfate Nikischerite (named for Tony Nikischer). This mineral is the iron analogue of the manganese species Shigaite. This piece features a sharp, somewhat lustrous, spherical crystal group.8 x 8 x 6mm\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>",635,576,{"id":168,"source_url":169,"license_code":152,"credit_html":170,"title":171,"description":172,"author":156,"original_width":173,"original_height":174},17702,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10135801","Robert M. Lavinsky, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10135801\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Nikischerite-60672.jpg","\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FNikischerite\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Nikischerite\">Nikischerite\u003C\u002Fa>\n\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>Locality: Huanuni mine, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FHuanuni\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Huanuni\">Huanuni\u003C\u002Fa>, Dalence Province, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FOruro_Department\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Oruro Department\">Oruro Department\u003C\u002Fa>, Bolivia (\u003Ca rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"external text\" href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.mindat.org\u002Floc-334.html\">Locality at mindat.org\u003C\u002Fa>)\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>From the one time find at the end of Summer 2000 in Bolivia !! This is a great specimen of the immensely rare and recently approved sulfate Nikischerite (named for Tony Nikischer). This mineral is the iron analogue of the Manganese species Shigaite. This piece features a fantastic, sharp, somewhat lustrous, spherical, deep green crystal group. It is incredibly difficult to find specimens of this species. Keep in mind that these pieces are essentially from a one time find at Huanuni and there has yet to be any more to hit the market for several years. This specimen was acquired this personally at the mine at Huanuni by Brian Kosnar, and it is one of the rarest minerals in the world that you can actually see with the naked eye. In Brian\u003Ci>s estimation, there may be no more than 200 specimens of this species in the world. Don\u003C\u002Fi>t miss out on this opportunity to own a fantastic specimen of a VERY rare species. 10 x 9 x 7mm\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>",428,504,{"id":176,"source_url":177,"license_code":152,"credit_html":178,"title":179,"description":180,"author":156,"original_width":181,"original_height":166},70663,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10137417","Robert M. Lavinsky, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10137417\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Nikischerite-70649.jpg","\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FNikischerite\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Nikischerite\">Nikischerite\u003C\u002Fa>\n\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>Locality: Huanuni mine, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FHuanuni\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Huanuni\">Huanuni\u003C\u002Fa>, Dalence Province, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FOruro_Department\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Oruro Department\">Oruro Department\u003C\u002Fa>, Bolivia (\u003Ca rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"external text\" href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.mindat.org\u002Floc-334.html\">Locality at mindat.org\u003C\u002Fa>)\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>From the one time find at the end of Summer 2000 in Bolivia !! This is a great specimen of the immensely rare and recently approved sulfate Nikischerite (named for Tony Nikischer). This mineral is the iron analogue of the Manganese species Shigaite. This piece features a fantastic, sharp, somewhat lustrous, spherical crystal group of deep green thick bladed crystals. It is incredibly difficult to find specimens of this species. Keep in mind that these pieces are essentially from a one time find at Huanuni and there has yet to be any more to hit the market for several years. This specimen was acquired personally at the mine at Huanuni by Brian Kosnar, and it is one of the rarest minerals in the world that you can actually see with the naked eye. In Brian\u003Ci>s estimation, there may be no more than 200 specimens of this species in the world. Don\u003C\u002Fi>t miss out on this opportunity to own a fantastic specimen of a VERY rare species. 1.1 x 0.9 x 0.8cm\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>",674,{"id":183,"source_url":184,"license_code":152,"credit_html":185,"title":186,"description":187,"author":156,"original_width":188,"original_height":189},17703,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10149616","Robert M. Lavinsky, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10149616\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Nikischerite-169940.jpg","\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FNikischerite\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Nikischerite\">Nikischerite\u003C\u002Fa>\n\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>Locality: Huanuni mine, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FHuanuni\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Huanuni\">Huanuni\u003C\u002Fa>, Dalence Province, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FOruro_Department\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Oruro Department\">Oruro Department\u003C\u002Fa>, Bolivia (\u003Ca rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"external text\" href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.mindat.org\u002Floc-334.html\">Locality at mindat.org\u003C\u002Fa>)\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>Size: 4.4 x 4.1 x 1.1 cm.\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>Nikischerite is the iron-rich analogue of (manganese-rich) shigaite, discovered only recently. It is named for American mineralogist and mineral dealer, Anthony J. Nikischer (b. 1949), who first analyzed the mineral. At the same time that he had gotten specimens of this new find (late 90's), so had dealer Brian Kosnar through his family's longstanding contacts in Bolivian minerals and they were also looking at this as a possible new species but had not the work done as yet. This is one of the two miniatures I had obtained from Kosnar at the time, perhaps 10 years ago.\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>",800,651,{"id":191,"source_url":192,"license_code":152,"credit_html":193,"title":194,"description":195,"author":156,"original_width":196,"original_height":197},17704,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10151036","Robert M. Lavinsky, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10151036\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Nikischerite-174608.jpg","\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FNikischerite\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Nikischerite\">Nikischerite\u003C\u002Fa>\n\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>Locality: Huanuni mine, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FHuanuni\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Huanuni\">Huanuni\u003C\u002Fa>, Dalence Province, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FOruro_Department\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Oruro Department\">Oruro Department\u003C\u002Fa>, Bolivia (\u003Ca rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"external text\" href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.mindat.org\u002Floc-334.html\">Locality at mindat.org\u003C\u002Fa>)\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>Size: 1.2 x 0.8 x 0.8 cm.\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>From the one time find at the end of summer 2000 in Bolivia. This is a fine specimen of the rare and recently approved sulfate Nikischerite. This mineral is the iron analogue of the manganese species shigaite. This piece features two stacked, fantastic, sharp, highly lustrous, spherical, deep green crystal groups.\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>",249,343,{"id":199,"source_url":200,"license_code":152,"credit_html":201,"title":202,"description":187,"author":156,"original_width":203,"original_height":204},70664,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10149618","Robert M. Lavinsky, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10149618\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Nikischerite-169941.jpg",272,400,{"id":206,"source_url":207,"license_code":152,"credit_html":208,"title":209,"description":210,"author":156,"original_width":211,"original_height":212},17705,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10164904","Robert M. Lavinsky, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10164904\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Nikischerite-238630.jpg","\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FNikischerite\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Nikischerite\">Nikischerite\u003C\u002Fa>\n\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>Locality: Huanuni mine, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FHuanuni\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Huanuni\">Huanuni\u003C\u002Fa>, Dalence Province, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FOruro_Department\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Oruro Department\">Oruro Department\u003C\u002Fa>, Bolivia (\u003Ca rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"external text\" href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.mindat.org\u002Floc-334.html\">Locality at mindat.org\u003C\u002Fa>)\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>Size: 1.7 x 1.3 x 1.0 cm.\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>This is a fine specimen of the very rare sulfate Nikischerite (named for Tony Nikischer). This mineral is the iron analogue of the Manganese species Shigaite. This piece features a sharp, lustrous, layered, beautiful green color spherical crystal groups measuring up to 7 mm across on matrix. These pieces are essentially from a one time find at Huanuni and no more have been found several years. This specimen was acquired personally at the mine at Huanuni by Brian Kosnar.\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>",482,432,{"id":214,"source_url":215,"license_code":152,"credit_html":216,"title":217,"description":210,"author":156,"original_width":218,"original_height":219},17706,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10164905","Robert M. Lavinsky, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10164905\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Nikischerite-238631.jpg",442,360,{"id":221,"source_url":222,"license_code":152,"credit_html":223,"title":224,"description":225,"author":156,"original_width":226,"original_height":173},17707,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=52226166","Robert M. Lavinsky, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=52226166\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Nikischerite-413677.jpg","\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FNikischerite\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Nikischerite\">Nikischerite\u003C\u002Fa>\n\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>Dimensions: 0.6 cm x 0.6 cm x 0.5 cm\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>Locality: Huanuni mine, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FHuanuni\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Huanuni\">Huanuni\u003C\u002Fa>, Dalence Province, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FOruro_Department\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Oruro Department\">Oruro Department\u003C\u002Fa>, Bolivia (\u003Ca rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"external text\" href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.mindat.org\u002Floc-334.html\">Locality at mindat.org\u003C\u002Fa>)\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>This is a very hard-to-find specimen of the rare sulfate Nikischerite (named for Tony Nikischer). This mineral is the iron analogue of the manganese species Shigaite. This piece features a semi-lustrous, layered, brown (green underneath) spherical crystal group. Keep in mind that these pieces are essentially from a one time find at Huanuni. This specimen was acquired at the mine at Huanuni by Brian Kosnar. In Brian's estimation, there may be no more than 200 specimens of this species in the world\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>",465,[228],{"id":229,"url":230,"label":231,"formula":232,"spacegroup":233,"year":28},10005,"\u002Fcif\u002F10005.cif","Huminicki 2003","Fe6 Al3 Na S2 O38 H42","R -3",[235,236],"IMA2001-039","Nikischeriet",[238,242,247,250],{"lang":239,"names":240},"ca",[241],"Nikischerita",{"lang":243,"names":244},"de",[245,246],"IMA 2001-039","Nikischerit",{"lang":248,"names":249},"eu",[241],{"lang":251,"names":252},"it",[7],"Q3876857",{"history":11,"applications":11}]