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Calcite & Yukonite

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Calcite & Yukonite

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Description
Locality: 
Graulay Quarry, Hillesheim, Vulkaneifel, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
3.2 × 2 × 1.8 cm
Description

Nice calcite and yukonite on matrix

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Calcite

Polymorph of: 
Formula: 
CaCO3
Strunz: 
5.AB.05
Crystal System: 
Trigonal
Hardness: 
3.0
Streak: 
White

Yukonite

Formula: 
Ca3Fe3+(AsO4)2(OH)3·5H2O
Strunz: 
8.DM.25
Hardness: 
2.0 - 3.0
Streak: 
brown
Type Locality: 
Daulton Mine, Windy Arm, Tagish Lake, Carcross, Whitehorse Mining District, Yukon Territory, Canada