FormulaCaMg(CO3)2
OriginOjos Negros (Spanien)   
Description 
Classification (Lapis) Carbonates
Crystal Systemtrigonal
Hardness3,5 – 4,0
Colourcolorless, white, yellow, brown, pale pink; colorless in transmitted light
Streakwhite
Luminescence 
Lustervitreous
Transparency (Opacity)transparent to translucent
Cleavageperfect
Fracturesubconchoidal
Magnetismnegative
Geological Settingformed by diagenesis or hydrothermal metasomatism of limestone
Specific Gravity2,86 g/cm3
Kristallmodell







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