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Dolomite

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Dolomite

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Description
Locality: 
Sunk, Hohentauern, Niedere Tauern, Styria, Austria
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
7 × 5 × 2.5 cm
Description

Light grey, lustrous intergrown crystals up to 13mm. All crystals, all faces are very glossy and sharp terminated. Sunk is a classic Austrian locality – an old mining area, closed since decades. No more material is coming out, collecting is strictly prohibited and all old mines and shafts are collapsed.

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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