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Aragonite

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Aragonite

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Description
Locality: 
Styrian Erzberg, Styria, Austria
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
9 × 6.8 × 4.6 cm
Description

A very tridimensional assemble of aragonite, which shows an exceptional intense saturation of blue-cyan color. This material is the most rare variety of aragonite. Field collecting is prohibited at the locality, all material (and it´s really a low number of specimen in this color) is from old discoveries.

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