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Dolomite Quartz & Calcite

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Dolomite Quartz & Calcite

Fluorescent

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Description
Locality: 
Trepča, Mitrovica District, Kosovo
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
7.2 × 4.4 × 4.4 cm
Weight: 
108.00gr
Description

Excellent specimen consisting of a lot of dolomite rhombohedrons crystallized in parallel, partially covered by crystals of calcite and quartz. The piece is totally floating and the crystals of calcite present an intense pink fluorescence, perhaps due to the presence of manganese in its composition

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Dolomite

Formula: 
CaMg(CO3)2
Strunz: 
5.AB.10
Crystal System: 
Trigonal - Rhombohedral
Hardness: 
3.5 - 4.0
Streak: 
White

Quartz

Formula: 
SiO2
Strunz: 
4.DA.05
Crystal System: 
Trigonal
Hardness: 
7.0
Streak: 
White

Calcite

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

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