{"product_id":"aragonite-italy","title":"Aragonite with Kutnohorite - Tuscany, Italy","description":"\u003cp\u003eAragonite with Kutnohorite Geode — Matching Pair\u003cbr\u003eLocality: Levane, Bucine, Valdarno, Arezzo Province, Tuscany, Italy\u003cbr\u003eDimensions: \u003cspan\u003e37x21x17mm\/35x22x16mm\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn the sedimentary layers of the Upper Valdarno valley near Levane, Tuscany, a distinctive type of mini geode nodule forms — typically just one to five centimeters across. A thin carbonate shell encloses a hollow cavity, where slender needles of Aragonite reach inward from the walls, colorless, translucent, and frost-bright; scattered among them are brown to dark brown, rounded aggregates of Kutnohorite.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis particular pairing of Aragonite and Kutnohorite is one of Levane’s most representative mineral associations, making it a classic and quite distinctive locality among Kutnohorite specimens.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn 1994, The Mineralogical Record documented this region in a dedicated article, “Minerals of the Upper Arno River Valley, Tuscany, Italy.” Small as they are, these specimens fully preserve the distinctive mineral formation of the Upper Valdarno sedimentary environment.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ciframe width=\"477\" height=\"848\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/xIpghTyqPsk\" title=\"4199MF Italian Aragonite and Kutnohorite\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taiwan Mineral Shop by The Brothers' Stones","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43986434064447,"sku":"4199MF","price":3050.0,"currency_code":"TWD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0629\/3779\/2575\/files\/4199MF-Italian_Aragonite_with_Kutnohorite.jpg?v=1789927690","url":"https:\/\/mineral-taiwanshop.thebrothersstones.com\/en-us\/products\/aragonite-italy","provider":"Taiwan Mineral Shop by The Brothers' Stones","version":"1.0","type":"link"}