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Dolomite & Biotite

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Description
Locality: 
Faido, Leventina, Ticino, Switzerland
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
7 × 6 × 3.5 cm
Description

Sharp white dolomite crystals and black biotite crystals on matrix.

Nice and rare specimen from a seldom offered locality.

Found during construction works of the NEAT-Stollen of the St. Gotthardt tunnel

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Dolomite

Formula: 
CaMg(CO3)2
Strunz: 
5.AB.10
Crystal System: 
Trigonal - Rhombohedral
Hardness: 
3.5 - 4.0
Streak: 
White

Biotite

Group Parent: 
Mica Group

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