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Magnesite

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Description
Locality: 
Dypingdal, Snarum, Modum, Viken, Norway
Class: 
Massive/Crystalline
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
6 × 4.7 × 3.5 cm
Description

A large magnesite crystal from the Dypingdal mine, Norway. Comes with a label from 1969. 

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Magnesite

Formula: 
MgCO3
Strunz: 
5.AB.05
Crystal System: 
Trigonal
Hardness: 
3.5 - 4.5
Streak: 
White
Type Locality: 
Magnisía Prefecture (Magnesia), Thessalia Department (Thessaly), Greece