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Dolomite

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Dolomite

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Description
Locality: 
Azcárate Quarry, Eugui, Esteríbar, Navarre, Spain
Class: 
Crystal Group/Cluster
Size Range: 
Cabinet (10-18 cm)
Size: 
10 × 6.8 × 5 cm
Largest Crystal: 
3.00cm
Description

A large group of penetration-twinned translucent dolomite rhombohedrons on a bed of smaller, lustrous dolomite crystals.

Very attractive old time specimen from Armin Wendland collection.

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