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Aragonite & Calcite

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Aragonite & Calcite

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Description
Locality: 
Saint Pons, Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur, France
Class: 
Combination
Size Range: 
Cabinet (10-18 cm)
Size: 
10 × 7 × 4 cm
Description

Sprays of white aragonite needles and colorless to white calcite spheres on matrix

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

Calcite

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