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Calcite & Romanèchite

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Calcite & Romanèchite

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Description
Locality: 
Manolita Mine, El Puntal, Campos de Golf, Atamaría, Cartagena, Murcia, Spain
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
8.1 × 7.2 × 3.5 cm
Weight: 
130.00gr
Description

Very nice specimen of white calcite crystals sparkly over a romanechite matrix.

The crystallization of this calcite is very original and the piece is very aesthetic.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Calcite

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

Romanèchite

Formula: 
(Ba,H2O)2Mn5O10
Strunz: 
4.DK.10
Hardness: 
5.0 - 6.0
Type Locality: 
Manganese deposit, Romanèche-Thorens, La Chapelle-de-Guinchay, Saône-et-Loire, Burgundy, France

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