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Aragonite

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Aragonite

ex collection M. Voigt
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Description
Locality: 
Roter Berg, Kamsdorf, Saalfeld-Rudolstadt, Thuringia, Germany
Class: 
Massive/Crystalline
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
8.2 × 5.2 × 4.5 cm
Description

Very interesting specimen. The colors are surely caused by cadmium (yellow) and copper or nickel (green). Take a closer look at that little green, mushroom-like 'button': the other picture with the seemingly botryoidal aggregate is the top view of this 'mushroom-button'.

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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