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Aragonite & Quartz

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Aragonite & Quartz

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Description
Locality: 
Tormagal Ravine, La Pesquera, Cuenca, Castilla La Mancha, Spain
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
6.8 × 4.8 × 3.7 cm
Weight: 
100.00gr
Description

Very interesting group of aragonite crystals with a violet color and an excellent luster, on a gypsum matrix and several hematoid quartz crystals of the variety Jacinto de Compostela. Very characteristic piece of the Triassic of eastern Spanish.

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

Quartz

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

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