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Ankerite

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Description
Locality: 
Detzeln, Wadshut-Tiengen, Freiburg im Breisgau, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
Class: 
Crystal Group/Cluster
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
1.1 × 3.1 × 2.3 cm
Description

Nice plate with lots of ankerite crystals with tiny hematite 'blades'.

Acquired: 
Boxed with Label
Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Ankerite

Formula: 
Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
Strunz: 
5.AB.10
Crystal System: 
Trigonal
Hardness: 
3.5 - 4.0
Streak: 
White
Type Locality: 
Styrian Erzberg, Eisenerz, Styria, Austria