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Artinite is a hydrated magnesium carbonate mineral with formula: Mg2(CO3)(OH)2ยท3H2O.. It forms white silky monoclinic prismatic crystals that are often in radial arrays or encrustations. It has a Mohs hardness of 2.5 and a specific gravity of 2. It occurs in low-temperature hydrothermal veins and in serpentinized ultramafic rocks. It was first reported in 1902 in Lombardy, Italy. It was named for Italian mineralogist, Ettore Artini (1866-1928). References * Mindat data Retrieved from "http://en.wikipedia.org/"
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