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Calcite from Slyudyanka, Lake Baikal area, Irkutskaya Oblast', Russia

 
Calcite from Slyudyanka, Lake Baikal area, Irkutskaya Oblast', Russia

Calcite from Slyudyanka, Lake Baikal area, Irkutskaya Oblast', Russia

DESCRIPTION:No. 19116
Mineral:Calcite
Locality:Slyudyanka, Lake Baikal area, Irkutskaya Oblast', Russia
Description:Formation of several flattened rhombohedral calcite crystals with no matrix attached. The crystal color varies from yellow to darker yellow-brown at the edges. Old-time specimen obtained when Russian minerals were still available - now few are available. Ex. Lipman calcite collection
Overall Size:8x7x5 cm
Crystals:2-6 cm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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