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Magnesite Var Pistomesite

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Magnesite Var Pistomesite

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Description
Locality: 
Camino de la Salmuera, Sierra de la Murada, Orihuela, Alicante, Valencian Community, Spain
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
7.8 × 5.8 × 4.6 cm
Largest Crystal: 
1.90cm
Description

Spectacular group of brown prismatic hexagonal crystals of this rare variety of magnesite on gypsum matrix. It's a very rare sample of this mineral, really one of the best pieces of this little site, now no more good samples here. With this quality, I think that this is one of the best sites on the world for this variety.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Magnesite

Formula: 
MgCO3
Strunz: 
5.AB.05
Crystal System: 
Trigonal
Hardness: 
3.5 - 4.5
Streak: 
White
Type Locality: 
Magnisía Prefecture (Magnesia), Thessalia Department (Thessaly), Greece

Pistomesite

Variety Of: 

Mg-rich Siderite

Formula: 
(Fe,Mg)CO3
Hardness: 
0.0
Formula: 
(Fe,Mg)CO3
Hardness: 
0.0

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