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Calcite Psm Gaylussite

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Calcite Psm Gaylussite

ex Manfred Schaefer coll.
Pseudomorph

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Description
Locality: 
Taboos-nor, Eastern Gobi Desert, Mongolia
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
3.1 × 3 × 2.5 cm
Description

Very rarely we see minerals from Mongolia. This is a very nice, radiating pseudomorph of calcite after gaylussite crystals.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Calcite

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

Gaylussite

Formula: 
Na2Ca(CO3)2·5H2O
Strunz: 
5.CB.35
Crystal System: 
Monoclinic
Hardness: 
2.5
Type Locality: 
Lagunilla, Mérida, Venezuela

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