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Calcite On Ankerite

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Calcite On Ankerite

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Description
Locality: 
Boral Peppertree Quarry, Marulan, Argyle County, New South Wales, Australia
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
6.1 × 3.8 × 2.8 cm
Description

Translucent off white calcite crystal, on a palate of tan coloured ankerite crystals, from the whistle stop town of Marulan, south of Sydney

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Calcite

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

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
Earthstones Australia

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