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Calcite

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Description
Locality: 
Fehrman Island, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany
Class: 
Massive/Crystalline
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
2.9 × 5.5 × 2.7 cm
Weight: 
70.00gr
Description

Cut and polished nodule with rough back. Known locally as "Ostsee- Jade" or "Faserkalk" it is actually a  type of Calcite which formed 50 million years ago, one can see the fibrous growth radiating up and down from a center in  clay . Resembles the colour of amber and can rarely also be found in light pink. The dark inclusions are due to volcanic ash.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Calcite

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

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