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Cobaltoan Calcite

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Cobaltoan Calcite

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Description
Locality: 
Tynebottom Mine, Garrigill, Cumbria, United Kingdom
Class: 
Massive/Crystalline
Size Range: 
Cabinet (10-18 cm)
Size: 
8 × 13.3 × 4 cm
Largest Crystal: 
0.00cm
Weight: 
511.00gr
Description

A large piece of black pyritic matrix is covered on one side with a silky to matt lustre colourful calcite flowstone, coloured pink by the presence of the cobalt mineral erythrite. Interesting and unusual material.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Cobaltoan Calcite

Variety Of: 

Calcite

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

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