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Ankerite

Ex Dr. Pešl Collection
Classic Locality

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Description
Locality: 
Styrian Erzberg, Styria, Austria
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Cabinet (10-18 cm)
Size: 
10.3 × 5.7 × 3.1 cm
Description

Well developed, light brown, sharp crystals of Ankerite on matrix. They are silky lustrous and so far I can see undamaged. Just at the periphery there are less and minor, almost invisble imperfection. A nice Austrian specimen from a classic locale.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

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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