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Calcite

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Description
Locality: 
Hochfilzen, Kitzbühel Alps, North Tyrol, Tyrol, Austria
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
8.7 × 5 × 4.5 cm
Description

A rare type of calcite which was found only once and which has delivered only a small amount of good pieces: the elongated crystals are hexagonally stretched. Similar to a stalactite the crystals are hollow inside and consequently look like pipes. Hence the name in German: Röhren Calcite. These specimens are hard to recover because they are often grown into each other within a narrow cavern. No significant damage to report. Very good three-dimensional structure!

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Calcite

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