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Annabergite & Calcite

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Annabergite & Calcite

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Description
Locality: 
Km-3 Mine, Lavrion District, Attiki Prefecture, Greece
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
4.5 × 2.2 × 2 cm
Description

Greek annabergites are the best in the world. They have stopped coming out from the locality for many years now and they are becoming more and more rare to find, especially in good specimens. They will eventually be entirely gone from the market and already are a great Greek classic for being the finest of the species. At the moment, they are still being overlooked but their future is certain: rare Classics. This is a superb example with a wonderful main cluster that is 8mm across, associated with calcite.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Annabergite

Formula: 
Ni3(AsO4)2·8H2O
Strunz: 
8.CE.40
Crystal System: 
Monoclinic
Hardness: 
1.5 - 2.5
Type Locality: 
Teichgräber Flacher vein, Teichgräber deep adit, Kippenhain Mine (Kippenhayn Mine), Schreckenberg, Frohnau, Annaberg-Buchholz, Annaberg District, Erzgebirge, Saxony, Germany

Calcite

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

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