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Romanèchite Psm Gypsum & Aragonite

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Romanèchite Psm Gypsum & Aragonite

Pseudomorph

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Description
Locality: 
Lavrion District Mines, Attiki Prefecture, Greece
Class: 
Crystal Group/Cluster
Size Range: 
Museum (18cm plus)
Size: 
23.5 × 12 × 11 cm
Largest Crystal: 
2.80cm
Weight: 
1 000.00gr
Description

Superb and large pseudomorph of silver colour Romanechite after small and sharp crystals of Gypsum aggregated in clusters, totally altered living only the outer shape and crystal form, in fact all the crystals are hollow. Lustrous beautifully contrasting Aragonite crystals scattered all over the lower to middle part of this impressive specimen add to the overall excellent aesthetics

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Romanèchite

Formula: 
(Ba,H2O)2Mn5O10
Strunz: 
4.DK.10
Hardness: 
5.0 - 6.0
Type Locality: 
Manganese deposit, Romanèche-Thorens, La Chapelle-de-Guinchay, Saône-et-Loire, Burgundy, France

Gypsum

Formula: 
CaSO4·2H2O
Strunz: 
7.CD.40
Hardness: 
2.0
Streak: 
White.

Aragonite

Polymorph of: 
Formula: 
CaCO3
Strunz: 
5.AB.15
Crystal System: 
Hexagonal
Hardness: 
3.5 - 4.0
Type Locality: 
Gallo river, Molina de Aragón, Guadalajara, Castile-La Mancha, Spain

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