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Calcite & Ankerite

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Calcite & Ankerite

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Description
Locality: 
Kitty Miller Bay, Phillip Island, Bass Coast Shire, Victoria, Australia
Class: 
Massive/Crystalline
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
1.6 × 1.2 × 0.5 cm
Weight: 
4.00gr
Description

Orbicular calcite and ankerite nodules from this curious site on the eastern side of the Kitty Miller Bay in Australia.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Calcite

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

Ankerite

Formula: 
Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Strunz: 
5.AB.10
Crystal System: 
Trigonal
Hardness: 
3.5 - 4.0
Streak: 
White
Type Locality: 
Styrian Erzberg, Eisenerz, Styria, Austria

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