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Aragonite

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Description
Locality: 
Ofenberg, Fieberbrunn, Kitzbühel District, Tyrol, Austria
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Cabinet (10-18 cm)
Size: 
13 × 11.2 × 9 cm
Description

Very rare old found from this location: Light beige aragonite needles of up to 2.4 cm in length with very aesthetic structure on matrix. The main crystals are spherically crystallized. No visible damage to report, backside was extracted from the rock! The specimen stands in two positions without any help.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

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