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Aragonite On Ferroan Calcite

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Aragonite On Ferroan Calcite

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Description
Locality: 
Boral Quarry, Bundoora, Whittlesea, Victoria, Australia
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
4 × 6.7 × 5 cm
Description

A deep cavity in basalt is lined with hemispheres of aragonite and small cluster of ferroan calcite from the now defunct Boral Quarry at Bundoora in metropolitian Melbourne

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Aragonite

Polymorph of: 
Formula: 
CaCO3
Strunz: 
5.AB.15
Crystal System: 
Hexagonal
Hardness: 
3.5 - 4.0
Type Locality: 
Gallo river, Molina de Aragón, Guadalajara, Castile-La Mancha, Spain

Ferroan Calcite

Variety Of: 

Calcite

Formula: 
CaCO3
Strunz: 
5.AB.05
Hardness: 
3.0
Formula: 
(Ca,Fe)CO3
Hardness: 
0.0
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