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Ankerite

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Locality: 
Schwarzkopf, Rauris, Salzburg, Austria
Class: 
Crystal Group/Cluster
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
2.9 × 1.8 × 1.7 cm
Description

The ankerite from this area can be colored from white to a darkish brown, depending on the oxygen and water wich oxidized the material in the clefts. This one is very special, it comes from a small find that produced this wonderful brown orange ankerite crystals. I have never seen this color in an other region of the alps. The structure is very fine and bent over themselves. It brings good color in your mineral collection. Floater piece with no significant damage.

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Ankerite

Formula: 
Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Strunz: 
5.AB.10
Crystal System: 
Trigonal
Hardness: 
3.5 - 4.0
Streak: 
White
Type Locality: 
Styrian Erzberg, Eisenerz, Styria, Austria
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