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Aragonite

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Description
Locality: 
Xingyi County, Qianxinan, Guizhou Province, China (Peoples Republic)
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
5 × 4.5 × 3 cm
Description

A matrix of orange calcite with white stalagmites of aragonite projecting up from the matrix.

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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