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Gaspéite With Aragonite

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Gaspéite With Aragonite

Former collection Christian Mavris
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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: 
5.5 × 4 × 2.5 cm
Weight: 
34.00gr
Description

Canary yellow crystalline gaspeite is grown on the host rock, while there is a thin layer of white aragonite partially covering it. Excellent color contrast, this is a rather rare one from the Lavrion mining district. 
Self collected over 15 years ago.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Gaspéite

Formula: 
(Ni,Mg,Fe)CO3
Strunz: 
5.AB.05
Hardness: 
4.5 - 5.0
Type Locality: 
New Jersey Zinc Exploration Co. trench, Mont-Albert, La Haute-Gaspésie RCM, Gaspésie-Îles-de-la-Madeleine, Québec, Canada

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

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