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Calcite Psm Aragonite

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Calcite Psm Aragonite

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Description
Locality: 
Owl Canyon, Larimer County, Colorado, United States of America
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
6.8 × 5.8 × 4.9 cm
Description

Nice pseudomorphose calcite after aragonite

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Calcite

Polymorph of: 
Formula: 
CaCO3
Strunz: 
5.AB.05
Crystal System: 
Trigonal
Hardness: 
3.0
Streak: 
White

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