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Pyroaurite On Calcite

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Pyroaurite On Calcite

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Description
Locality: 
Borcola Pass Quarry, Borcola Pass, Vicenza Province, Veneto, Italy
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
4.5 × 2.5 × 1.5 cm
Weight: 
17.00gr
Description

Well terminated groups of fire golden blades on calcite rhombohedrons.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Pyroaurite

Formula: 
Mg6Fe3+2(OH)16[CO3]·4H2O
Strunz: 
5.DA.50
Crystal System: 
Hexagonal
Hardness: 
2.5
Type Locality: 
Långban, Filipstad, Värmland, Sweden

Calcite

Polymorph of: 
Formula: 
CaCO3
Strunz: 
5.AB.05
Crystal System: 
Trigonal
Hardness: 
3.0
Streak: 
White