Magnesite
UNB-2017-0025Minerals » Carbonates
Description
Sample is white vitreous Magnesite in cleavable form.
Magnesite (MgCO3) is white, yellowish, greyish or brown in colour with either a vitreous or dull lustre. Streak is white and hardness is 3 1/2 to 4 1/2. Cleavage is perfect in three directions forming a rhombohedrons. Magnesite can be compact, granular, cleavable masses or rhombohedral crystals.
Specifications
| Object name | Magnesite |
|---|---|
| ID | UNB-2017-0025 |
| Legal status | Permanent collection |
| Category | Mineral |
| Classification | Mineral group: Carbonates |
| Composition |
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| Origin | Snarum, Norway |
| Pieces | 1 |
| Partial | No |
| Measurements |
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Map of Origin
Publications
- Chesterman, C.W. 1979. Audubon Society, Field Guide to North American Rocks and Minerals. Knopf.