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Calcite Fluorite & Dolomite

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Calcite Fluorite & Dolomite

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Description
Locality: 
Moscona Mine, Solis, Asturias, Spain
Class: 
Combination
Size Range: 
Cabinet (10-18 cm)
Size: 
12 × 6.5 × 4.5 cm
Description

Lustrous colorless calcite crystals with creme colored dolomite crystals on yellow fluorite cubes

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Calcite

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

Fluorite

Formula: 
CaF2
Strunz: 
3.AB.25
Crystal System: 
Isometric
Hardness: 
4.0
Streak: 
White
Type Locality: 
Jáchymov (St Joachimsthal), Jáchymov District (St Joachimsthal), Krušné Hory Mts (Erzgebirge), Karlovy Vary Region, Bohemia (Böhmen; Boehmen), Czech Republic

Dolomite

Formula: 
CaMg(CO3)2
Strunz: 
5.AB.10
Crystal System: 
Trigonal - Rhombohedral
Hardness: 
3.5 - 4.0
Streak: 
White