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Calcite

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Calcite

Fluorescent

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Description
Locality: 
Boccheggiano Mines, Montieri, Grosseto Province, Tuscany, Italy
Class: 
Crystal Group/Cluster
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
2.5 × 5 × 8 cm
Largest Crystal: 
0.50cm
Weight: 
86.00gr
Description

Very aesthetic sample of calcite (old discredited name  “aragostrontianite”) of various shades of green. Very fluorescent to intense red color

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Calcite

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