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Calcite & Pericline

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Calcite & Pericline

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Description
Locality: 
Grieswies, Hüttwinkl Valley, Rauris, Salzburg, Austria
Class: 
Combination
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
9.6 × 5.9 × 6.4 cm
Description

The specimen is developed as floater, the back side consists of sharp terminated, white and very glossy pericline crystals. The front side shows a very tri-dimensional group of well shaped light grey calcite crystals.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Calcite

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

Pericline

Variety Of: 

Albite

Formula: 
NaAlSi3O8
Strunz: 
9.FA.35
Hardness: 
6.0 - 6.5
Hardness: 
0.0