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Harmotome On Calcite

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Locality: 
Bellsgrove Quarry, Strontian, Highland, Scotland, United Kingdom
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
4.8 × 3.8 × 3.2 cm
Weight: 
51.00gr
Description

This is an attractive little specimen of lustrous, white harmotome crystals, up to 9 mm, on a matrix of brown calcite.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Harmotome

Formula: 
(Ba0.5,Ca0.5,K,Na)5[Al5Si11O32] ·12H2O
Strunz: 
9.GC.10
Crystal System: 
Monoclinic
Hardness: 
4.0 - 5.0
Streak: 
White
Type Locality: 
St Andreasberg, St Andreasberg District, Harz, Lower Saxony, Germany

Calcite

Polymorph of: 
Aragonite and Vaterite
Formula: 
CaCO3
Strunz: 
5.AB.05
Crystal System: 
Trigonal
Hardness: 
3.0
Streak: 
White

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Europe - 16
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USA & Rest Of The World - 23
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Items will normally be dispatched within 48 hours of receipt of payment. You will be notified by Email once an order has been despatched, and the despatch date recorded on your "My Invoices" page. UK shipping – Royal Mail 1st Class – Small Parcel – prices at prevailing rates (lowest rate applies up to 1kg) Eurozone shipping – Royal Mail International Airmail  tracked – Small Parcel – prices at prevailing rates (lowest rate applies up to 250g) USA/ rest of world shipping – Royal Mail International Airmail tracked – Small Parcel – prices at prevailing rates (lowest rate applies up to 250g) Scheduled Delivery time is next working day for UK Inland and 3-5 working days Airmail. Shipping costs for the item shown are inclusive of packaging etc. Items can be combined to reduce overall shipping costs. All specimens are labelled packed securely in jiffy foam and bubble wrap. All export parcels are clearly marked "mineral specimens" - no copy invoice or packing list will be included with the shipment. We are not responsible for import or customs charges if these are subsequently raised. Packages over 2Kg will be sent via Parcel Force or International Parcel Force. Prices on request

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