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Celestine Psm Aragonite

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Celestine Psm Aragonite

ex. Dr. Wilke (Eppertshausen/Germany)

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Description
Locality: 
La Salada, Tubutama Municipality, Sonora, Mexico
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
3.7 × 2.6 × 1.6 cm
Description

White pseudomorphs celestite after aragonite

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Celestine

Formula: 
SrSO4
Strunz: 
7.AD.35
Hardness: 
3.0 - 3.5
Streak: 
White
Type Locality: 
Bell's Mill, Bellwood, Blair Co., Pennsylvania, USA...

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