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Aragonite Var Flos Ferri

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Aragonite Var Flos Ferri

Classic Locality

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Description
Locality: 
Styrian Erzberg, Styria, Austria
Class: 
Crystal Group/Cluster
Size Range: 
Cabinet (10-18 cm)
Size: 
10 × 8 × 4 cm
Description

An old-time example of flos ferri aragonite from Austria. The specimen consists of an aesthetic tangle of gracefully curving stalactitic aragonite structures.

Comes with an older handwritten label.

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

Flos Ferri

Variety Of: 

Aragonite

Formula: 
CaCO3
Strunz: 
5.AB.15
Hardness: 
3.5 - 4.0
Hardness: 
0.0