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Stellerite & Calcite

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Description
Locality: 
Sarbai Deposit, Rudny, Kostanay Region, Kazakhstan
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
7.3 × 7 × 3.2 cm
Description

A showy example of stellerite and calcite from Sarbay Mine. The main aggregate measures 1.2 cm. Out of my personal collection. Ex. coll. Kurt Foth, Eutin. Ex. dealer Möckel, 1992.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Stellerite

Formula: 
Ca4(Si28Al8)O72·28H2O
Strunz: 
9.GE.15
Hardness: 
4.5
Type Locality: 
Mednyi Island, Commander Islands (Komandorskije ostrova), Bering Sea, Kamchatka Oblast', Far-Eastern Region, Russia...

Calcite

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

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