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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
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
3.1 × 2 × 1.1 cm
Weight: 
6.00gr
Description

Very nice crystal of this variety of magnesite over gypsum matrix, really it's very interesting.

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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