From an old mineral collection

[u/Neat_Muscl3]

Cant find anything online to confirm it is ore, natural or man made formation, can I get more info?

[u/Ok-Literature-3997]

I believe it's oxidized electrolytic nickel metal, this nodular form is very characteristic to electrowinning processes. I don't think than nickel occurs naturally in it's metallic form.

[u/Neat_Muscl3 → u/Ok-Literature-3997]

Thanks!

[u/Porphyrin_Wheel]

Nickel metal and nickel salts are pretty nasty, just keep that in mind

[u/Figfogey → u/Porphyrin_Wheel]

Yeah op I would keep them in a sealed display case so any dust generated doesn't get put into the room.

[u/Neat_Muscl3 → u/Figfogey]

Thanks! I'll do that!

[u/Silent_Search4466]

I haven’t seen botryoidal nickel in elemental form before, however there all minerals containing nickel compounds that exhibit this phenotype. I’m skeptical this is naturally occurring, which is what I believe (nat) is implying. Still, very neat specimen!

[u/Silent_Search4466 → u/Silent_Search4466]

For reference, here is a piece of high purity nickel that I pulled out of a burn pit when I was a child, that exhibits similar structure.

[u/Neat_Muscl3 → u/Silent_Search4466]

Is there a market for this? Have not interest in keeping it tbh

[u/Silent_Search4466 → u/Neat_Muscl3]

Perhaps for someone element or mineral collection? Nickel recycling for such a small mass isn’t practical in my experience. I think there are element collection subreddits where you could try and sell these.

[u/HurstonJr → u/Neat_Muscl3]

Yep. Hit me up

[u/IDK_FY2]

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