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Aragonite

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Aragonite

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Description
Locality: 
Profunda Mine, Cármenes, León, Castile & León, Spain
Class: 
Massive/Crystalline
Size Range: 
Cabinet (10-18 cm)
Size: 
17 × 8.5 × 3 cm
Description

Cut and polished aragonite with good shine and intense green color. This is an unusual variety deposited in layers and green colored by copper minerals. Very aesthetic mineral specimen with good structure and formation. The specimen stands in this position without any help (first photo), the bottom is cut.

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