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Strontianite & Dolomite

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Strontianite & Dolomite

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Description
Locality: 
Oberdorf an der Laming, Laming Valley, Bruck-Mürzzuschlag District, Styria, Austria
Size Range: 
Cabinet (10-18 cm)
Size: 
10.1 × 4.5 × 4.1 cm
Description

A top specimen with wonderful perfect strontianite that look like "corkscrewer" on a matrix of dolomite.

A typical paragenesis for this location!

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Strontianite

Formula: 
SrCO3
Strunz: 
5.AB.15
Crystal System: 
Orthorhombic
Hardness: 
3.5
Streak: 
White
Type Locality: 
Strontian, North West Highlands (Argyllshire), Scotland, UK

Dolomite

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