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Dolomite

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Dolomite

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Description
Locality: 
Azcárate Quarry, Eugui, Esteríbar, Navarre, Spain
Class: 
Crystal Group/Cluster
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
3.9 × 3.6 × 2.2 cm
Weight: 
21.00gr
Description

A very aerial group of dolomite crystals of intense lustre and incredible transparency, hard to photograph. The crystals are associated by contact twins on {1000}, classic for the locality.

It is from a limited find made by Francisco Maello in 1991. Dolomite from Eugui is already considered a modern classic of the European mineralogy. Furthermore, the Azcarate Quarry is definitely closed and restored.

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

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