1.35" Polished White Magnesite Egg - South Africa

This is a beautiful, polished magnesite specimen collected from South Africa. It has been shaped into an egg and expertly polished to a mirror-like finish all the way around.

Magnesite is a magnesium carbonate mineral and a primary source of magnesium. It's a member of the calcite group of carbonate minerals, typically displaying a chalky white color, however it can also be gray, brown, yellow, orange, pale pink, or colorless. Magnesite is used in many ways, including use as a refractory material, as a catalyst, a filler in the production of synthetic rubber, and in the preparation of magnesium chemicals and fertilizers.

chemical formula: MgCO3
FOR SALE
$12 $9
DETAILS
SPECIES
Magnesite
LOCATION
South Africa
SIZE
1.35 x 1"
CATEGORY
ITEM
#356431