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Aragonite

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Aragonite

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Description
Locality: 
La Pesquera, Cuenca, Castilla La Mancha, Spain
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
6.9 × 5.3 × 4.7 cm
Description

From a discovery in summer 2014. An Austrian strahler visited the well known aragonite localities, but then he decided to dig on new places nearby. When he discovered the particular vein, most specimen where only grey and ugly. Only a small area produced these amazing samples. The faces are etched, but there is still a sharp typical habit. Although faces are etched, they all are very lustrous. Also the color is very special, in the middle the crystals show dark violet color and became light to colorless at the end-points. Two large intergrown crystals form this specimen, which is developed as floater. Very fine assemble, more tridimensional and much better in person.

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