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Aragonite

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Aragonite

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Description
Locality: 
Helmstedt, Helmstedt District, Saxony - Anhalt, Germany
Class: 
Massive/Crystalline
Size Range: 
Cabinet (10-18 cm)
Size: 
11.5 × 8.5 × 2 cm
Weight: 
336.00gr
Description

This piece is a geological rarity. This piece was created in a shallow body of water that was saturated with carbonates. Small beads formed on tiny crystallization nuclei, just like an oyster. These pearls were embedded in the sediment and have survived to this day. Each pearl has an individual character. The piece is polished on one side. 

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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

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