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Artinite

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Description
Locality: 
Rio del Bastardo, Roccamurata, Parma Province, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
3.5 × 3.7 × 2 cm
Largest Crystal: 
0.80cm
Weight: 
33.00gr
Description

A choice miniature of candid white artinite from Rio del Bastardo. This is a rather thick vein of acicular crystals radially distributed alongside the rockwalls. Artinite has a very good luster and it is in good conditions.
Quite sizeable crystals for the locality, which is now defunct.

It will be shipped in a plastic box for additional protection.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Artinite

Formula: 
Mg2(CO3)(OH)2·3H2O
Strunz: 
5.DA.10
Crystal System: 
Monoclinic
Hardness: 
2.5
Streak: 
White
Type Locality: 
Dossi di Franscia (Franscia Mine; Franscia Mines; Franscia Quarries), Campo Franscia (Franscia), Lanzada, Lanterna Valley, Malenco Valley, Valtellina, Sondrio Province, Lombardy, Italy

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Shipping within 15 days after payment received, unless specified/agreed otherwise.

Combined shipping is possible, please inquire for details.