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Aragonite

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Description
Locality: 
Giumentaro Mine, Capodarso, Enna, Enna Province, Sicily, Italy
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
9 × 5.5 × 5 cm
Description

This is a very good and old specimen of pseudo-hexagonal aragonite twins on matrix.

Very attractive old time specimen from Armin Wendland collection.

Nice fluorescence.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

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