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Dolomite & Quartz

Classic Locality

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Description
Locality: 
Sunk, Hohentauern, Niedere Tauern, Styria, Austria
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
7.3 × 6.3 × 2.3 cm
Largest Crystal: 
2.50cm
Description

Aggregate of lustrous and sharp lenticular dolomite crystals with transparent prismatic quartz crystals. Some tiny sulphide crystals are richly spread on the surface. The condition is very good and it is also crystallized at the rear side. Sunk is a Super Classic Austrian locality with all mines closed long ago, and this material is already uncommon in the market.

Acquired in 1971. Ex. Gerard Vogel specimen.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Dolomite

Formula: 
CaMg(CO3)2
Strunz: 
5.AB.10
Crystal System: 
Trigonal - Rhombohedral
Hardness: 
3.5 - 4.0
Streak: 
White

Quartz

Formula: 
SiO2
Strunz: 
4.DA.05
Crystal System: 
Trigonal
Hardness: 
7.0
Streak: 
White

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