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Carbonate mineral

Properties

Chemical formula

CaCO₃

Group

Carbonates

Crystal system

Orthorhombic

Hardness (Mohs)

3,75

Color

Multicolored

Luster

—

Streak

White

Density

2,93 g/cm³

Cleavage

—

Fracture

—

Tenacity

—

Crystal habit

—

Transparency

—

Space group

—

Fluorescence

—

Magnetism

—

Radioactivity

—

Refractive index

—

Optical character

—

Birefringence

—

Pleochroism

—

Strunz classification

5.AB.15

Dana classification

—

IMA status

Grandfathered mineral (G)

IMA symbol

Arg

Locality

🇲🇽 Mexico

Type locality

—

Discovery year

—

Source: Wikidata