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Quartz pseudomorphs after Calcite and Fluorite from Black Knife Mine, Cuchillo Negro District, Sierra County, New Mexico

 
Quartz pseudomorphs after Calcite and Fluorite from Black Knife Mine, Cuchillo Negro District, Sierra County, New Mexico

Quartz pseudomorphs after Calcite and Fluorite from Black Knife Mine, Cuchillo Negro District, Sierra County, New Mexico

Quartz pseudomorphs after Calcite and Fluorite from Black Knife Mine, Cuchillo Negro District, Sierra County, New Mexico

DESCRIPTION:No. 37074
Mineral:Quartz pseudomorphs after Calcite and Fluorite
Locality:Black Knife Mine, Cuchillo Negro District, Sierra County, New Mexico
Description:Brown quartz pseudomorphs after scalenohedral calcite crystals up to 30 mm with a second generation of white quartz pseudomorphs after fluorite crystals up to 3 mm.
Overall Size:6x4x4 cm
Crystals:3-30 mm pseudos
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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