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Magnesite

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Description
Locality: 
Djebel Melah d'El Outaya, Massif de l'Aures, Biskra Province, Algeria
Class: 
Crystal Group/Cluster
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
0.4 × 2.2 × 2 cm
Description

Translucent magnesite twin

 

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Magnesite

Formula: 
MgCO3
Strunz: 
5.AB.05
Crystal System: 
Trigonal
Hardness: 
3.5 - 4.5
Streak: 
White
Type Locality: 
Magnisía Prefecture (Magnesia), Thessalia Department (Thessaly), Greece