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Ranciéite & Calcite

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Ranciéite & Calcite

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Description
Locality: 
La Union, Murcia, Spain
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
4.9 × 4.3 × 3 cm
Description

Nice ranceite crystals with calcite on matrix

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Ranciéite

Formula: 
(Ca,Mn)Mn4O9·3H2O
Strunz: 
4.FL.40
Crystal System: 
Hexagonal
Hardness: 
2.5 - 3.0
Type Locality: 
Le Rancié Mine, Sem, Vicdessos, Ariège, Midi-Pyrénées, France

Calcite

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