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Mellite

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Description
Locality: 
Csordakúti Mine, Bicskei District, Fejér County, Hungary
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
3.2 × 5 × 2.8 cm
Largest Crystal: 
0.70cm
Description

Grey-brown, lustrous, tetragonal bipyramidal mellite crystals up to 7 mm across on matrix from the famous Hungarian locality Csordakút. The crystals show almost no visible damage. 

Mineral Data
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Mellite

Formula: 
Al2[C6(COO)6]·16H2O
Strunz: 
10.AC.05
Crystal System: 
Tetragonal
Hardness: 
2.0 - 2.5
Streak: 
White
Type Locality: 
Artern, Unstrut valley, Thuringia, Germany

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