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Aragonite Var Zeiringite

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Aragonite Var Zeiringite

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Description
Locality: 
San Giovanni Mine, Punta della Torre, Iglesias, Carbonia-Iglesias Province, Sardinia, Italy
Class: 
Crystal Group/Cluster
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
7 × 6.8 × 4.9 cm
Weight: 
142.00gr
Description

Wonderful lightning blue aragonite crystals from old mine on sardinia. The crystals are well terminated roundly the specimen. The color come from minor aurichalcite or similar copper combination.
 

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