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Aragonite

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NST670254

Aragonite

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Description
Locality: 
Kesten, Bernkastel-Kues, Hunsrück, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Cabinet (10-18 cm)
Size: 
10 × 7.5 × 2 cm
Description

Historic example of greyish-white Aragonite from a small town at the Mosel river close to the city of Bernkastel-Kues.

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