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Strontianite & Calcite

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Strontianite & Calcite

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Description
Locality: 
Orcolana Mine, Sierra del Cabeçó d'Or, Busot, Alicante, Valencian Community, Spain
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
8.5 × 6.3 × 3.5 cm
Weight: 
139.00gr
Description

Spectacular sample of strontionite crystals and calcite crystals over a celestine matrix covered by a layer of limonite.

This is an aesthetic and wonderful piece from this small mine where it was found for the first time strontionite in Alicante, and possibly throughout Spain

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Strontianite

Formula: 
SrCO3
Strunz: 
5.AB.15
Crystal System: 
Orthorhombic
Hardness: 
3.5
Streak: 
White
Type Locality: 
Strontian, North West Highlands (Argyllshire), Scotland, UK

Calcite

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

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