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Boracite

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Boracite

with antique label
Classic Locality

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Description
Locality: 
Hackberg, Lüneburg, Lower Saxony, Germany
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
4.2 × 2.6 × 2 cm
Largest Crystal: 
0.80cm
Description

Sharp and translucent, large boracite crystals on anhydrite matrix.

Very good old specimen with nice old label.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Boracite

Formula: 
Mg3(B7O13)Cl
Strunz: 
6.GA.05
Crystal System: 
Orthorhombic
Hardness: 
7.0 - 7.5
Streak: 
White
Type Locality: 
Lüneburger Kalkberg, Lüneburg, Lower Saxony, Germany
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