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Aragonite & Gypsum

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Aragonite & Gypsum

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Description
Locality: 
Camporrobles, Valencia, Valencian Community, Spain
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
6.7 × 5.8 × 4.5 cm
Weight: 
105.00gr
Description

Beautiful and very esthetic specimen of Aragonite crystals in the shape of a pineapple, on a fibrous gypsum matrix and red clay, typical of the Triassic of Eastern Spain. These crystals so perfect appeared in a specific stratum about 10 years ago and today are already exhausted

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

Gypsum

Formula: 
CaSO4·2H2O
Strunz: 
7.CD.40
Hardness: 
2.0
Streak: 
White.

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