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Ankerite

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Description
Locality: 
Henty Mine, Tyndall Valley, West Coast Municipality, Tasmania, Australia
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
2.8 × 2.5 × 2 cm
Weight: 
20.00gr
Description

Very nice specimen of translucent ankerite crystals on matrix.  Ankerite is quite often found associated with gold but rarely is it so nicely crystallized.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Ankerite

Formula: 
Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Strunz: 
5.AB.10
Crystal System: 
Trigonal
Hardness: 
3.5 - 4.0
Streak: 
White
Type Locality: 
Styrian Erzberg, Eisenerz, Styria, Austria

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