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Calcite Var Cobaltoan Calcite

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Calcite Var Cobaltoan Calcite

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Description
Locality: 
Aghbar Mine, Aghbar, Zagora Province, Drâa-Tafilalet Region, Morocco
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
4.8 × 3.6 × 2.3 cm
Description

Freestanding highly lustrous, translucent calcite crystals formed a very aesthetic, radial assemble of free-standing crystals - they show a very strong intensity of pink color. The light matrix at the base helps to give lot of contrast to e piece.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Calcite

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

Cobaltoan Calcite

Variety Of: 

Calcite

Formula: 
CaCO3
Strunz: 
5.AB.05
Hardness: 
3.0
Formula: 
(Ca,Co)CO3
Hardness: 
0.0