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Cuprian Aragonite

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Cuprian Aragonite

ex collection Friedel Pfeiffer
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Description
Locality: 
Richelsdorf District, Wildeck, Hesse, Germany
Class: 
Massive/Crystalline
Size Range: 
Cabinet (10-18 cm)
Size: 
13.5 × 6.5 × 2.2 cm
Description

Very nice specimen of mint- to turquoise-blue vitreous cuprian aragonite. Cuprian aragonite seems to be rarer than cobaltoan at this locality.

The color is a little different in nature and the specimen looks much better than pictured.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Cuprian Aragonite

Variety Of: 

Aragonite

Formula: 
CaCO3
Strunz: 
5.AB.15
Hardness: 
3.5 - 4.0

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