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Strontianite

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Strontianite

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Locality: 
Oberdorf an der Laming, Laming Valley, Bruck-Mürzzuschlag District, Styria, Austria
Class: 
Crystal Group/Cluster
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
6 × 2.8 × 2 cm
Description

Field collecting at the area was prohibited after two collectors died by an accident while specimen mining, finally also the industrial mining was stopped and no new specimen came ozt since decades. The locality produced the best samples of Strontianite world-wide - usually this mineral is colorless and developes tiny crystals. The color and the dimension of specimen from Oberdorf makes this locality so famous. The particular specimen shows uncommon good luster in union with very storng color and an assemble that looks like a torch and it shows two horizontal stripes with an even darker concentration of color. In wonderful condition all around!

Mineral Data
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Strontianite

Formula: 
SrCO3
Strunz: 
5.AB.15
Crystal System: 
Orthorhombic
Hardness: 
3.5
Streak: 
White
Type Locality: 
Strontian, North West Highlands (Argyllshire), Scotland, UK

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Austria 5
5
Europe 17
17
North America 25
25
Rest of World 22
22