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Manganoan Calcite & Quartz

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Manganoan Calcite & Quartz

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Description
Locality: 
Madem-Lakko Mine, Cassandra Mines, Aristotelis, Chalkidiki, Central Macedonia, Greece
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
7.5 × 8.5 × 3.5 cm
Description

A fine specimen of disc shaped manganoan calcite crystals aesthetically set on a bed of lustrous calcite crystals. Calcite glows magenda under LWUV light. Nice classic material from the locality that produced the best manganoan calcites in Greece.

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

Quartz

Formula: 
SiO2
Strunz: 
4.DA.05
Crystal System: 
Trigonal
Hardness: 
7.0
Streak: 
White

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