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Object Name |
Dolomite |
Object Description |
Large sample of gray crystalline limestone with pale pink pearly opaque curved rhombohedral dolomite crystals covering one side, and large to tiny black adamantine tetrahedral sphalerite crystals on the opposite surface. Scattered over the sphalerite are also tiny crystals of yellow metallic striated blade-like marcasite. |
Collector |
Lane, Boodle |
Place of Origin |
Oklahoma/Ottawa County/Douthat |
Rock type |
Mineral |
Chemical Comp |
Ca Mg carbonate |
Crystal System |
Hexagonal |
Sp Grav. |
2.8 - 2.9 |
Hardness |
3.5 - 4 |
Luster |
Pearly |
Streak |
White |
Fracture |
Uneven |
Classification |
Geology |
People |
Lane, Boodle |
Search Terms |
Mineral |
Dimensions |
H-5.739 W-8.77 L-13.636 cm |
Catalog Number |
8767 |