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Dolomite & Quartz

Dr. Ing. H. Maucher, Munich
Classic Locality

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Description
Locality: 
Prinzenstein Mine, Wellmich, Sankt Goarshausen, Rhein-Lahn, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
Class: 
Crystal Group/Cluster
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
2.5 × 2.5 × 1.1 cm
Largest Crystal: 
0.80cm
Description

A small group of dolomites up to 8 mm on quartz matrix. Comes with a handwritten label of Dr. Ing. H. Maucher, Munich.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Dolomite

Formula: 
CaMg(CO3)2
Strunz: 
5.AB.10
Crystal System: 
Trigonal - Rhombohedral
Hardness: 
3.5 - 4.0
Streak: 
White

Quartz

Formula: 
SiO2
Strunz: 
4.DA.05
Crystal System: 
Trigonal
Hardness: 
7.0
Streak: 
White