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Calcite Psm Glauberite

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Calcite Psm Glauberite

Pseudomorph

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Description
Locality: 
Camp Verde, Yavapai County, Arizona, United States of America
Class: 
Crystal Group/Cluster
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
6.9 × 5.8 × 3.7 cm
Largest Crystal: 
5.90cm
Weight: 
67.00gr
Description

Floater group of interpenetrated, razor-sharp glauberite crystals replaced by microcrystalline calcite. Typical and classic replacement from Camp Verde. It shows some yellowish-blue fluorescence under UV illumination.

Acquired in 1990. Ex Jan Sibtsen #1835.

Combine specimens to reduce shipping costs!.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Calcite

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

Glauberite

Formula: 
Na2Ca(SO4)2
Strunz: 
7.AD.25
Crystal System: 
Monoclinic
Hardness: 
2.5 - 3.0
Streak: 
White
Type Locality: 
El Castellar Mine, Villarrubia de Santiago, Ocaña, Toledo, Castile-La Mancha, Spain

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