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Rock Crystal With Calcite

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Rock Crystal With Calcite

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Description
Locality: 
Kleinitz Alp, Timmelbach Valley, Prägraten, East Tyrol, Tyrol, Austria
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
6.4 × 6 × 3.9 cm
Largest Crystal: 
6.00cm
Description

A doubly terminated, 60 mm long rock crystal with some associated white-reddish calcites on a piece of schist matrix. The rhomb faces of the rock crystal show turquois color from chlorite inclusions, which is very characteristic for the locale. No significant damage.

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Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Rock Crystal

Variety Of: 

Quartz

Formula: 
SiO2
Strunz: 
4.DA.05
Hardness: 
7.0
Formula: 
Hardness: 
0.0

Calcite

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

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