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Aragonite Var Zeiringite

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Aragonite Var Zeiringite

ex collection Regierungsrat Fritz Pribitzer
With Antique Label

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Description
Locality: 
Styrian Erzberg, Styria, Austria
Class: 
Massive/Crystalline
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
9.5 × 5.1 × 3.5 cm
Description

Massive pale blue aragonite from Austria. The blue variety (colored by inclusions of aurichalcite) is called 'zeiringite' at its 'type locality' Oberzeiring. But the color may have other reasons. Comes with an old nineteenth century label, stamped and dated later in 1964.

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

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