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Calcite Psm Aragonite & Native Sulphur

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Calcite Psm Aragonite & Native Sulphur

ex collection Schwanz
Pseudomorph

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Description
Locality: 
Cozzo Disi Mine, Casteltermini, Agrigento Province, Sicily, Italy
Class: 
Combination
Size Range: 
Museum (18cm plus)
Size: 
36 × 27 × 9 cm
Largest Crystal: 
5.00cm
Weight: 
6 250.00gr
Description

A giant and very unusual specimen like I've never seen one before. Small calcite crystals replace large, flat, pseudohexagonal, skeletal aragonite crystals. Shiny, bright lemon to orange yellow sulphur crystals inbetween. This should really go to a museum.

Only a few dings on the sides.

Because of its weight of more than 6 kilo this will be a not-so-cheap parcel.

Asian, Australian and African customers please enquire for shipping costs.

 

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Calcite

Polymorph of: 
Formula: 
CaCO3
Strunz: 
5.AB.05
Crystal System: 
Trigonal
Hardness: 
3.0
Streak: 
White

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

Sulphur

Formula: 
S8
Strunz: 
1.CC.05
Crystal System: 
Orthorhombic
Hardness: 
1.5 - 2.5

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