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Aragonite

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Aragonite

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Description
Locality: 
Mansfeld Basin, Saxony - Anhalt, Germany
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Cabinet (10-18 cm)
Size: 
10.5 × 7.2 × 1.8 cm
Description

Spherical aragonite with different green shades. The transparent aragonite spheres show a slightly warty crystalline structure with a fine shine. Some are crystallized in two different green colors. Also the backside is well crystallized - some spheres are dissolved. They show a lighter green color. This specimen comes from "Key Stollen / Lichtloch 81" near Mansfeld / Germany. Very aesthetic and colorful - undamaged on both sides!

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