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Calcite Psm Psm Ikaite

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Calcite Psm Psm Ikaite

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Description
Locality: 
Kola Peninsula, Murmansk Oblast, Russian Federation
Class: 
Crystal Group/Cluster
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
3.8 × 3.5 × 2.8 cm
Description

The specimen is developed as floater, the assemble is nearly spherical. The crystals are completely white and grew in all directions. No significant damages to report.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Calcite

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

Ikaite

Formula: 
CaCO3·6H2O
Strunz: 
5.CB.25
Crystal System: 
Monoclinic
Hardness: 
0.0
Type Locality: 
Ikka Bund, Ikka Fjord (Ìka), Sermersooq, Greenland