Moving mountains for you
Switch currency

Current Live Auctions

Current Live Fixed Price Sales

Aragonite

Views:
Watches:
SYA597082

Aragonite

Ex Dr. F. Krantz, Bonn
With Antique Label

Description Tabs

Description
Locality: 
Dognecea, Ocna de Fier, Banat Mountains, Caraş-Severin County, Romania
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
5.5 × 3.5 × 2.5 cm
Description

Clear pale pink aragonite crystals on matrix.

A historic specimen from the 19th century.

Up to 1920 this locality has the hungarian name - Moravicza, Banat

Comes with a Dr. F. Krantz label from the 1970s

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

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
Labels
Label Images - only: Aragonite

Seller Information

Payment options: offline, paypal_wpp, paypal_wps