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Quartz & Calcite

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Quartz & Calcite

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Description
Locality: 
Iraí, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
Class: 
Combination
Size Range: 
Museum (18cm plus)
Size: 
19 × 10 × 7 cm
Description

A matrix plate with a mixture of quartz and calcite crystals

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Quartz

Formula: 
SiO2
Strunz: 
4.DA.05
Crystal System: 
Trigonal
Hardness: 
7.0
Streak: 
White

Calcite

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