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Calcite Quartz & Dolomite

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Calcite Quartz & Dolomite

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Description
Locality: 
Saint-Jacques Vein, Neuenberg, Ste Marie-aux-Mines, Haut-Rhin, Grand Est, France
Class: 
Crystal Group/Cluster
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
8.5 × 7.5 × 4 cm
Weight: 
166.00gr
Description

'Pine cone' habit yellow calcite in combination with sparkling quartz, cream yellow dolomite and micro black hematite from the Saint-Jacques vein in the famous Sainte-Marie-aux-Mines district. Some minor damages on a side.

Collecting minerals there is not possible anymore since the galleries are now protected and under close surveillance.

Collected: 
1980's
Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Calcite

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

Quartz

Formula: 
SiO2
Strunz: 
4.DA.05
Crystal System: 
Trigonal
Hardness: 
7.0
Streak: 
White

Dolomite

Formula: 
CaMg(CO3)2
Strunz: 
5.AB.10
Crystal System: 
Trigonal - Rhombohedral
Hardness: 
3.5 - 4.0
Streak: 
White

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