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Calcite on Fluorite from Moscona Mine, Villabona District, Asturias, Spain

 
Calcite on Fluorite from Moscona Mine, Villabona District, Asturias, Spain

Calcite on Fluorite from Moscona Mine, Villabona District, Asturias, Spain

Photo below under shortwave ultraviolet illumination:
Calcite on Fluorite from Moscona Mine, Villabona District, Asturias, Spain

DESCRIPTION:No. 15103
Mineral:Calcite on Fluorite
Locality:Moscona Mine, Villabona District, Asturias, Spain
Description:Elongated compound crystal of white calcite 6 cm long on a thin plate of yellow fluorite crystals up to 5 mm. The fluorite fluoresces orange under UV illumination. One end of the calcite group is incomplete because it intersected another crystal.
Overall Size:7x6x3 cm
Crystals:3-25 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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