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Aragonite & Calcite

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Aragonite & Calcite

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Description
Locality: 
Anarak District, Nain County, Isfahan Province, Iran
Class: 
Crystal Group/Cluster
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
9.9 × 8.3 × 4.4 cm
Description

A really elegant, aesthetic and fragile assemble of araonite and calcite. It is developed as floater and looks great in each postion. In person even more tri-dimensional and impressive! Really uncommon material, the German collector Wilke brought it from Persia many years ago. No significant damages to report.

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

Calcite

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