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Calcite Psm Aragonite

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Calcite Psm Aragonite

With Antique Label

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Description
Locality: 
Lovell, Big Horn County, Wyoming, United States of America
Class: 
Crystal Group/Cluster
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
2.6 × 2.5 × 1.5 cm
Description

This is an interesting and rarely seen pseudomorphosis of calcite replacing an aragonite crystal aggregate. The crystal shows a clear six-sided habitus with two smaller crystals grown up on the front side. Rarity.

It comes with a beautiful historical label as shown. The age of the label is between 70 and 120 years.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Calcite

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

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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