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Dolomite Twin

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Dolomite Twin

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Description
Locality: 
Azcárate Quarry, Eugui, Esteríbar, Navarre, Spain
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
3.8 × 2.9 × 1.9 cm
Weight: 
18.00gr
Description

Completely gemmy and very lustrous dolomite crystals, twinned on {0001}, centrally placed on a matrix specimen of calcite and pink and white dolomite crystals.

Classic for the locality, it is from a limited find made by Francisco Maello in 1991.

Dolomite from Eugui is already considered a modern classic of the European mineralogy. Furthermore, the Azcarate Quarry is definitely closed and restored.

Combine specimens to reduce shipping costs!.

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

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