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| DESCRIPTION: | No. 30872 |
| Mineral: | Calcite |
| Locality: | Leiping Mine, Guiyang, Hunan, China |
| Description: | Transparent crystals of colorless calcite with no matrix. The calcite crystals are scalenohedral with triangular cross section (3-sided prism). Has excellent internal clarity and highly refractive of light. The smaller crystal has a cleaved tip. |
| Overall Size: | 55x25x20 mm |
| Crystals: | 2-55 mm |
| Archived: | For reference only |
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