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Manganoan Calcite

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Manganoan Calcite

Fluorescent

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Description
Locality: 
Madem-Lakko Mine, Cassandra Mines, Aristotelis, Chalkidiki, Central Macedonia, Greece
Class: 
Crystal Group/Cluster
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
9 × 9 × 7 cm
Description

Group of intergrown thick disc shaped manganoan calcite crystals (nicknamed "oysters" by local miners) on matrix layer.Calcite glows intense magenda color under LWUV light. Nice old piece from a private collection.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Manganoan Calcite

Variety Of: 

Calcite

Formula: 
CaCO3
Strunz: 
5.AB.05
Hardness: 
3.0
Formula: 
(Ca,Mn)CO3
Hardness: 
0.0

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