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Guadalajara, Castille-La Mancha

Molina de Aragon aragonite locality

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What you could find

Reported finds from this ground.

Crystals and mineralsCrystals and minerals

Also reported: Reddish hexagonal-looking pseudohexagonal aragonite twins, single and star clusters in red clay.

Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Stephanie Clifford from Arlington, VA, USA (CC BY 2.0).

Why this spot

Triassic Keuper marl

The mineral aragonite is named for Aragon; classic red twins.

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