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Aragonite

Radioactive

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Description
Locality: 
Kővágószőlős, Mecsek Mountains, Baranya County, Hungary
Class: 
Artefact
Size Range: 
Cabinet (10-18 cm)
Size: 
17.5 × 11 × 3 cm
Description

Recent calcite/aragonite coating from the former Kővágószőlős uranium mine. The interesting is that the precipitated water gave it uranium content, so it is slightly radioactive.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Aragonite

Polymorph of: 
Formula: 
CaCO3
Strunz: 
5.AB.15
Crystal System: 
Hexagonal
Hardness: 
3.5 - 4.0
Type Locality: 
Gallo river, Molina de Aragón, Guadalajara, Castile-La Mancha, Spain

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