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Dolomite

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Dolomite

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Description
Locality: 
Sunk, Hohentauern, Niedere Tauern, Styria, Austria
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Cabinet (10-18 cm)
Size: 
15.3 × 10.3 × 5.3 cm
Description

Old Austrian classic! The locality is defunct since WW2, the last part of an old shaft collapsed a couple of years ago - all we have is a limited number of specimen from old discoveries. The partciualr specimen is filled with several sharp grey crystals and one exposed snowy white crystal - it is sharp terminated, translucent and highly lustrous. Hard to photograph - much better in person. Should be high ranked for the loaclity!

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Dolomite

Formula: 
CaMg(CO3)2
Strunz: 
5.AB.10
Crystal System: 
Trigonal - Rhombohedral
Hardness: 
3.5 - 4.0
Streak: 
White