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Boracite

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Description
Locality: 
Boulby Mine, Loftus, North Yorkshire, United Kingdom
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
5 × 4 × 4 cm
Largest Crystal: 
0.80cm
Weight: 
67.00gr
Description

This specimen features solid crystalline light blue Boracite with abundant single and parallel crystals to 8mm across.

Some of the crystal formations have been recrystallized over by further boracite appearing frosted, a classic UK locale for this specie and crystals quite big!

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Boracite

Formula: 
Mg3(B7O13)Cl
Strunz: 
6.GA.05
Crystal System: 
Orthorhombic
Hardness: 
7.0 - 7.5
Streak: 
White
Type Locality: 
Lüneburger Kalkberg, Lüneburg, Lower Saxony, Germany

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Seller's terms and conditions

The item can be returned for whichever reason, provided its original conditions, and within 3 weeksfrom its delivery to the Buyer. In the case of returning, the Buyer will be entitled to the refund of the item price; shipping costs will remain at the Buyer's charge in any case.