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Strontianite

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Strontianite

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Description
Locality: 
Oberdorf an der Laming, Laming Valley, Bruck-Mürzzuschlag District, Styria, Austria
Class: 
Crystal Group/Cluster
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
3.9 × 3.4 × 2.8 cm
Description

Strontianite is generally a rare mineral, usually you need a microscope for the crystals or it forms just ungly grey small crystals. Oberdorf on Laming produced the finest specimen of this mineral taht ever exist. Color and crystal size are unique world-wide. The particular specimen shows a very intense orange color, it is developed as oval floater and consits of uncountable small faces. hard to photograph, faces and assemble are better in person.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Strontianite

Formula: 
SrCO3
Strunz: 
5.AB.15
Crystal System: 
Orthorhombic
Hardness: 
3.5
Streak: 
White
Type Locality: 
Strontian, North West Highlands (Argyllshire), Scotland, UK