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Dolomite With Quartz

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Dolomite With Quartz

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Description
Locality: 
Eupel Mine, Niederhövels, Altenkirchen, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
5.4 × 3.7 × 3.5 cm
Largest Crystal: 
1.50cm
Description

The Eupel mine was famous for those saddle-shaped dolomite crystals (on this specimen up to 1.5 cm) on quartz.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Dolomite

Formula: 
CaMg(CO3)2
Strunz: 
5.AB.10
Crystal System: 
Trigonal - Rhombohedral
Hardness: 
3.5 - 4.0
Streak: 
White

Quartz

Formula: 
SiO2
Strunz: 
4.DA.05
Crystal System: 
Trigonal
Hardness: 
7.0
Streak: 
White

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