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Aragonite

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Aragonite

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Description
Locality: 
Babu District, Hezhou, Guangxi, China (Peoples Republic)
Class: 
Single Crystal
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
4.5 × 1.8 × 1.6 cm
Description

Transparent shiny aragonite crystals with intense honey-colored translucency. The crystals show a sharp multiple termination on the tops. The aragonite was published in the magazine Le RègneMinéral number 126, page 39. Second and fourth photo with lowest LED backlit.

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