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Aragonite Var Cave Pearls

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Aragonite Var Cave Pearls

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Description
Locality: 
Styrian Erzberg, Styria, Austria
Class: 
Massive/Crystalline
Size Range: 
Cabinet (10-18 cm)
Size: 
13.5 × 9.5 × 5.5 cm
Description

A bird's nest of cave pearls from famous Styrian Erzberg. There is an old sticker on the bottom to keep the pearls inside the nest. Largest pearl is 2 cm in diameter.

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

Cave Pearls

Synonym Of: 

Aragonite

Formula: 
CaCO3
Strunz: 
5.AB.15
Hardness: 
3.5 - 4.0

Calcite

Formula: 
CaCO3
Strunz: 
5.AB.05
Hardness: 
3.0