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Strontianite

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Strontianite

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Description
Locality: 
Vendryně, Třinec, Frýdek-Místek, Moravian-Silesian Region, Czech Republic
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
4 × 3.3 × 2 cm
Description

Sharp, snow white sprays of strontianite crystals on a contrasting matrix from a very rare locality.

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
Peter Crozier Minerals