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Vaterite

About

Major constituent of a carbonated calcium silicate hydrogel complex formed from larnite.

Trimorphous with aragonite and calcite; metastable below 400 deg C.
Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1911

Type Locality
Ballycraigy, Larne, County Antrim, Northern Ireland, UK
Mineral Data
CaCO3
Polymorph of: 
Aragonite
Calcite
Strunz: 
5.AB.20
Physical Properties
Colour: 
Colorless
Streak: 
White
Hardness: 
3.0
Tenacity: 
brittle

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  • Shortite & Vaterite
    Shortite & Vaterite
    Poudrette Quarry, Mont Saint-Hilaire, Québec, Canada
    Thumbnail (1-3cm)
    $10

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    SYM1108818
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  • Monohydrocalcite & Vaterite
    Monohydrocalcite & Vaterite
    Špania Dolina, Banská Bystrica County, Banská Bystrica Region, Slovakia (Slovak Republic)
    Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
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    MNR620942
  • Vaterite
    Vaterite
    Aritzo, Nuoro province,, Sardinia, Italy
    Thumbnail (1-3cm)
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    QRI852777
  • Afwillite & Vaterite
    Afwillite & Vaterite
    Wessels Mine, Hotazel, Kalahari, Northern Cape Province, South Africa
    Thumbnail (1-3cm)
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    KMF629604
  • Monohydrocalcite & Vaterite
    Monohydrocalcite & Vaterite
    Špania Dolina, Banská Bystrica County, Banská Bystrica Region, Slovakia (Slovak Republic)
    Cabinet (10-18 cm)
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    MNR627156
  • Vaterite & Andradite
    Vaterite & Andradite
    Poudrette Quarry, Mont Saint-Hilaire, Québec, Canada
    Thumbnail (1-3cm)
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    SYM777404
  • Vaterite & Shortite
    Vaterite & Shortite
    Poudrette Quarry, Mont Saint-Hilaire, Québec, Canada
    Thumbnail (1-3cm)
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    SYM834519
  • Shortite & Vaterite
    Shortite & Vaterite
    Poudrette Quarry, Mont Saint-Hilaire, Québec, Canada
    Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
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    CFL774362
  • Shortite & Vaterite
    Shortite & Vaterite
    Poudrette Quarry, Mont Saint-Hilaire, Québec, Canada
    Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
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    SYM764378
  • Vaterite
    Vaterite
    San Vito Quarry, Ercolano, Monte Somma, Somma-Vesuvius, Naples, Campania, Italy
    Thumbnail (1-3cm)
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    CHA158370
  • Shortite & Vaterite
    Shortite & Vaterite
    Poudrette Quarry, Mont Saint-Hilaire, Québec, Canada
    Thumbnail (1-3cm)
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    SYM934881
Locality List

Item Localities for Mineral

Austria

Salzburg

Canada

Québec

Germany

Rhineland-Palatinate

Italy

Campania

Sardinia

Slovakia (Slovak Republic)

Banská Bystrica Region

South Africa

Northern Cape Province

References
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http://www.mindat.org/min-4161.html

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