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DESCRIPTION: | No. 29052 |
Mineral: | Fluorite on Calcite and Quartz |
Locality: | Mahodari, Maharashtra, India |
Description: | Hemispherical crystal aggregates of translucent fluorite up to 13 mm diameter on matrix of calcite crystals up to 15 mm and quartz up to 5 mm. The red fluorite color is due to hematite micro inclusions. See: MR v.34, #1, p.45, fig. 71. |
Overall Size: | 6x6x3 cm |
Crystals: | 1-15 mm |
Archived: | For reference only |
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