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6215 Minerals
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Cubic (Isometric) 13 Hexagonal 2 Monoclinic 10 Orthorhombic 7 Tetragonal 4 Triclinic 5 Trigonal 9

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Amazonite

KAlSi3O8

H: 6.0-6.5

Triclinic

Apatite

Ca5(PO4)3(F,Cl,OH)

H: 5.0

Hexagonal

Aragonite

CaCO3

H: 3.5-4.0

Orthorhombic

Azurite

Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2

H: 3.5-4.0

Monoclinic

Barite

BaSO4

H: 3.0-3.5

Orthorhombic

Beryl (Emerald)

Be3Al2(SiO3)6

H: 7.5-8.0

Hexagonal

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