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Manganoan Calcite

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Manganoan Calcite

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Description
Locality: 
Sasar Mine, Baia Mare, Maramureș County, Romania
Size Range: 
Museum (18cm plus)
Size: 
21.5 × 11 × 1.5 cm
Description

Black/white calcite from a rare locality, near Baia Mare. One side of the specimen covered by translucent-white crystals. The crystals are black on the other side. (boulangerite inclusions.) Fluoresces bright orange under short UV illumination Very unique specimen , hard to obtain in a market.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Manganoan Calcite

Variety Of: 

Calcite

Formula: 
CaCO3
Strunz: 
5.AB.05
Hardness: 
3.0
Formula: 
(Ca,Mn)CO3
Hardness: 
0.0

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