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Shortite

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Description
Locality: 
Westvaco Mine, Green River Basin, Sweetwater County, Wyoming, United States of America
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
5.4 × 3.6 × 1.4 cm
Largest Crystal: 
0.40cm
Description

A very rich coverage of colourless blocky shortite crystals up to 4 mm on matrix.
A good example of this uncommon sodium-calcium-carbonate.

Mineral Data
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Shortite

Formula: 
Na2Ca2(CO3)3
Strunz: 
5.AC.25
Hardness: 
3.0
Type Locality: 
John Hay Jr. Well No. 1, Green River Formation, Sweetwater Co., Wyoming, USA
Cartils Minerals

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