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Aragonite

Classic Locality

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Description
Locality: 
Podrečany, Lučenec County, Banská Bystrica Region, Slovakia (Slovak Republic)
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
6.4 × 4.2 × 4.5 cm
Description

A specimen from a discovery in the 80ties, it shows a well formed group of glossy, transparent aragonite crystals (some are broken, as on nearly all pieces from the locality). This material belongs to the most important classics from Slovakia and should be high ranked for the locality and the rarity of this material!

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