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Magnesite

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Description
Locality: 
Folovhodwe Mine (near Tshipise), Vhembe, Limpopo Province, South Africa
Class: 
Crystal Group/Cluster
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
4.3 × 3.4 × 2.5 cm
Weight: 
30.00gr
Description

White botryoidal aggregate of white magnesite microcrystals that was collected by Wilfred Moorer in 2002. The given locality is Folovhodwe Mine, near Tshipise. Magnesite from South Africa is scarce in the market and this is a nice cluster.

Ex Wilfred Moorer (1945-2015) #3828.

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Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Magnesite

Formula: 
MgCO3
Strunz: 
5.AB.05
Crystal System: 
Trigonal
Hardness: 
3.5 - 4.5
Streak: 
White
Type Locality: 
Magnisía Prefecture (Magnesia), Thessalia Department (Thessaly), Greece

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