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Aragonite

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Aragonite

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Description
Locality: 
Racalmuto Sulphur Mines, Racalmuto, Agrigento Province, Sicily, Italy
Size Range: 
Cabinet (10-18 cm)
Size: 
11.5 × 8 × 3 cm
Description

Fine pseudo-hexagonal crystals of aragonite to 2.0 cm in diameter are covering the matrix. Minor partial sulphur in assocation. Nice Italian classic! Ex Hoffmann collection.

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