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Calcite

Rare Mineral

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Description
Locality: 
Gstöhl Quarry, Unterklien, Dornbirn District, Vorarlberg, Austria
Class: 
Crystal Group/Cluster
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
8 × 3.6 × 2.6 cm
Description

Rare material from old discoveries at the abandoned quarry in limestone. The crystals show a rare twinned habit, they are also curved. Their color is light grey, termination is sharp and faces are more dull. This materia is very rare and hard to obtain, somehing very rare and special.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Calcite

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