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Calamine Psm Calcite

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Calamine Psm Calcite

With Antique Label

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Description
Locality: 
Iserlohn, Arnsberg, North Rhine - Westphalia, Germany
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
7.5 × 6 × 5.5 cm
Description

Old specimen from the ancient lead mining district of Iserlohn: Calamine pseudomorph after calcite crystals.

Beautiful old specimen with two old labels.

 

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Calamine

Synonym Of: 

Hemimorphite

Formula: 
Zn4Si2O7(OH)2·H2O
Strunz: 
9.BD.10
Hardness: 
4.5 - 5.0

Hydrozincite

Formula: 
Zn5(CO3)2(OH)6
Strunz: 
5.BA.15
Hardness: 
2.0 - 2.5

Smithsonite

Formula: 
ZnCO3
Strunz: 
5.AB.05
Hardness: 
4.0 - 4.5

Calcite

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