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Magnesite Var Pinolite

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Magnesite Var Pinolite

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Description
Locality: 
Sunk, Hohentauern, Niedere Tauern, Styria, Austria
Class: 
Massive/Crystalline
Size Range: 
Cabinet (10-18 cm)
Size: 
14.5 × 10.5 × 2 cm
Weight: 
610.00gr
Description

Thick cutted slab of white magnesite, intergrown with black, massive graphite to form a beautiful plant-like structure.

One side is highly polished - this pinolite is a classic regional specialty of Styria, Austria.
 

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Magnesite

Formula: 
MgCO3
Strunz: 
5.AB.05
Crystal System: 
Trigonal
Hardness: 
3.5 - 4.5
Streak: 
White
Type Locality: 
Magnisía Prefecture (Magnesia), Thessalia Department (Thessaly), Greece

Pinolite

Mixture Of: 

Dolomite

Formula: 
CaMg(CO3)2
Strunz: 
5.AB.10
Hardness: 
3.5 - 4.0

Graphite

Formula: 
C
Strunz: 
1.CB.05a
Hardness: 
1.0 - 2.0

Magnesite

Formula: 
MgCO3
Strunz: 
5.AB.05
Hardness: 
3.5 - 4.5

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