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Mellite

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Description
Locality: 
Tatabánya, Gerecse Mountains, Komárom-Esztergom County, Hungary
Class: 
Crystal Group/Cluster
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
7 × 3.7 × 3.5 cm
Description

Big brown-translucent stepped crystals up to 3 cm. One of the famous mellite crystals from the old historical locality. This abandoned mine provided the best mellite clusters.

 

Mineral Data
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Mellite

Formula: 
Al2[C6(COO)6]·16H2O
Strunz: 
10.AC.05
Crystal System: 
Tetragonal
Hardness: 
2.0 - 2.5
Streak: 
White
Type Locality: 
Artern, Unstrut valley, Thuringia, Germany

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