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Shortite

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Description
Locality: 
Westvaco Mine, Green River Basin, Sweetwater County, Wyoming, United States of America
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
7.1 × 4.6 × 2.5 cm
Largest Crystal: 
0.50cm
Description

A very rich specimen featuring dozens white angular shortite crystals on matrix that reach 5 mm.

Ex. Dr. Bob Janssens specimen, #1830.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Shortite

Formula: 
Na2Ca2(CO3)3
Strunz: 
5.AC.25
Hardness: 
3.0
Type Locality: 
John Hay Jr. Well No. 1, Green River Formation, Sweetwater Co., Wyoming, USA

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