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MD-200667 - Hydrotalcite - - Archived Snarum, Modum, Buskerud, Norway small cabinet, 8.4 x 5.2 x 4.1 cm.
8.4 x 5.2 x 4.1 cm. Hydrotalcite is a rare hydrated, magnesium, aluminum carbonate and this rich specimen is from the Type Locality - Snarum, Norway. Waxy, talc-like, grayish/whitish hydrotalcite is sculpturally embedded in a matrix of oxidized, yellow-green serpentine. Hydrotalcite is so named for its resemblance to talc. From an older museum collection dating to prior to WW I. All Content and Design ©1996-2010 The ArkenstonePowered by http://mineralwebsites.comBy-species Galleries |