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Kutnohorite & Aragonite

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Kutnohorite & Aragonite

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Description
Locality: 
Levane, Bucine, Arezzo Province, Tuscany, Italy
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
2.5 × 2.2 × 1.5 cm
Description

A splendid geode of sparkling aragonite crystals with kutnohorite from Levane, Tuscany, Italy. Kutnohorite is an uncommon member of the dolomite group. It displays two hemispheres covered with acicular needles of aragonite, forming beautiful sprays. They have a strong luster and they sparkle nicely. Above are scattered clusters of brown, botryoidal kutnohorite. It has velvet shimmering. In excellent condition.

Marvelous!

 Shipping weight up to 0.250 kg

#20014

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Kutnohorite

Formula: 
Ca(Mn,Mg,Fe)(CO3)2
Strunz: 
5.AB.10
Hardness: 
3.5 - 4.0
Type Locality: 
Poličany, Kutná Hora (Kuttenberg), Central Bohemia Region, Bohemia (Böhmen; Boehmen), Czech Republic

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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Shipping Information

Postage Area Price
United States up to 0.250 kg
$8.60
United States from 0.250 kg to 0.500 kg
$12.80
China via UPS to 0.450 kg
$29
Canada
$11.80
Worldwide up to 0.250 kg
$12.80
Worldwide from 0.250 kg to 0.500 kg
$18.90