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Steatite Psm Dolomite

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Steatite Psm Dolomite

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Description
Locality: 
Göpfersgrün, Wunsiedel, Upper Franconia, Bavaria, Germany
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
2.5 × 1.7 × 1.4 cm
Description

Steatite pseudomorph after dolomite

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Steatite

Variety Of: 

Talc

Formula: 
Mg3(Si4O10)(OH)2
Strunz: 
9.EC.05
Hardness: 
1.0
Formula: 
Mg3(Si4O10)(OH)2
Hardness: 
0.0

Dolomite

Formula: 
CaMg(CO3)2
Strunz: 
5.AB.10
Crystal System: 
Trigonal - Rhombohedral
Hardness: 
3.5 - 4.0
Streak: 
White