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Calcite Psm Ikaite

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Calcite Psm Ikaite

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Description
Locality: 
Belomorsk, Karelia Republic, Russian Federation
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
2.7 × 3 × 2.7 cm
Description

A brown pseudomorph of calcite after ikaite crystals.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Calcite

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

Ikaite

Formula: 
CaCO3·6H2O
Strunz: 
5.CB.25
Crystal System: 
Monoclinic
Hardness: 
0.0
Type Locality: 
Ikka Bund, Ikka Fjord (Ìka), Sermersooq, Greenland