Mineral: Chloropal, Nontronite
Locality: Meenser Steinberg Quarry, Hoher Hagen Mountain, Dransfeld, Göttingen, Lower Saxony/Niedersachsen, Germany
Dimensions: 4,5 x 3 cm

Description: Chloropal from this locality consists of c. 75% Opal-Cristobalite and 25% Nontronite, which gives the yellow-green colour.

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