AllMinerals/JohnBetts-FineMinerals > Online Mineral Museum Photographic Archive > Minerals from Missouri > Calcite with Marcasite inclusions |
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DESCRIPTION: | No. 27714 |
Mineral: | Calcite with Marcasite inclusions |
Locality: | Tri-State Lead-Zinc Mining District, near Joplin, Jasper County, Missouri |
Description: | Single crystal of gray-yellow calcite with internal inclusions of marcasite crystals. The calcite is scalenohedral form, but the inclusions follow a cubic internal phantom. Crystal tip is cleaved. Ex. A. Lincoln Sherk II, MD. (1896-1970) |
Overall Size: | 5x4x2 cm |
Crystals: | 5 cm with 5 mm inclusions |
Archived: | For reference only |
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