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Mimetite on Calcite from Mina Ojuela, Mapimi, Durango, Mexico

 
Mimetite on Calcite from Mina Ojuela, Mapimi, Durango, Mexico

DESCRIPTION:No. 31933
Mineral:Mimetite on Calcite
Locality:Mina Ojuela, Mapimi, Durango, Mexico
Description:Yellow-green crystals of mimetite up to 2.5 mm on rhombic calcite crystals up to 7 mm. The calcite crystals are white with brown inclusions on selected faces oriented in the same direction, probably deposited by fluid flow through the cavity.
Overall Size:7x4x3 cm
Crystals:1-7 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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