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Aragonite Var Cave Pearls

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Aragonite Var Cave Pearls

private collection
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Description
Locality: 
Ramsbeck, Bestwig, Arnsberg, North Rhine - Westphalia, Germany
Class: 
Massive/Crystalline
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
9.4 × 8.7 × 2 cm
Description

Nice large specimen of cave pearls. The aragonite shows white balls, which are together grown. The matrix is an young conglomerat from the adite base.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Aragonite

Polymorph of: 
Formula: 
CaCO3
Strunz: 
5.AB.15
Crystal System: 
Hexagonal
Hardness: 
3.5 - 4.0
Type Locality: 
Gallo river, Molina de Aragón, Guadalajara, Castile-La Mancha, Spain

Cave Pearls

Synonym Of: 

Aragonite

Formula: 
CaCO3
Strunz: 
5.AB.15
Hardness: 
3.5 - 4.0

Calcite

Formula: 
CaCO3
Strunz: 
5.AB.05
Hardness: 
3.0