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Baryte & Calcite

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Baryte & Calcite

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Description
Locality: 
Paliokamariza Mines, Lavrion District, Attiki Prefecture, Greece
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
4 × 7 × 4 cm
Description

Groups of scalenoedral calcite crystals nicely arranged on the famous brick red barite from Paleokamariza.Calcite shows unusual light green like color probably due to impurities.Not often seen combination from this locality. Old material from a private collection.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Baryte

Formula: 
BaSO4
Strunz: 
7.AD.35
Hardness: 
3.0 - 3.5
Streak: 
White

Calcite

Polymorph of: 
Formula: 
CaCO3
Strunz: 
5.AB.05
Crystal System: 
Trigonal
Hardness: 
3.0
Streak: 
White

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