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Aragonite & Sulphur

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Aragonite & Sulphur

Fluorescent

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Description
Locality: 
Agrigento, Agrigento Province, Sicily, Italy
Class: 
Combination
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
9.2 × 5.5 × 2.8 cm
Weight: 
115.00gr
Description

Smaller aragonite crystals coveraged the older hexagonal generation. The sulphur is unusually tabular crystallized. The last picture shows the item under the longwave uv lampe.
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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

Sulphur

Formula: 
S8
Strunz: 
1.CC.05
Crystal System: 
Orthorhombic
Hardness: 
1.5 - 2.5