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Brucite & Calcite

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Description
Locality: 
Crestmore Quarries, Riverside County, California, United States of America
Class: 
Crystal Group/Cluster
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
6.6 × 5.4 × 2.7 cm
Description

Brown masses of crystallized brucite associated to blue calcite.

Ex. Steve Pullman collection. Ex. A Gelders #313.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Brucite

Formula: 
Mg(OH)2
Strunz: 
4.FE.05
Crystal System: 
Hexagonal
Hardness: 
2.5 - 3.0
Streak: 
White
Type Locality: 
Castle Point, Hoboken, Hudson Co., New Jersey, USA

Calcite

Polymorph of: 
Formula: 
CaCO3
Strunz: 
5.AB.05
Crystal System: 
Trigonal
Hardness: 
3.0
Streak: 
White

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