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Description
Locality: 
Um Gheig Mine, Marsa Alam, Eastern Desert, Red Sea Governorate, Egypt
Class: 
Crystal Group/Cluster
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
4.7 × 3.5 × 1.6 cm
Description

White  botryoidally aggregates, very rich with Magnesite and Dolomite on pale brownish Serpentinite matrix. Nice specimens from a rare location.

Mineral Data
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Huntite

Formula: 
CaMg3(CO3)4
Strunz: 
5.AB.25
Crystal System: 
Hexagonal
Hardness: 
1.0 - 2.0
Colour: 
White
Streak: 
White
Type Locality: 
Ala-Mar deposit (Currant Creek deposit; Manzoni deposit), Currant District, White Pine Co., Nevada, USA