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Tacharanite On Calcite

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Tacharanite On Calcite

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Description
Locality: 
Bramburg Quarry, Adelebsen, Göttingen, Lower Saxony, Germany
Class: 
Combination
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
4.5 × 2.5 × 2 cm
Description

White balls of tacharanite on brown calcite.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Tacharanite

Formula: 
Ca12Al2Si18O51·18H2O
Strunz: 
9.HA.75
Crystal System: 
Monoclinic
Hardness: 
5.0
Colour: 
White
Type Locality: 
Portree, Trotternish, Isle of Skye, North West Highlands (Inverness-shire), Scotland, UK

Calcite

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

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