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Calcite, Celadonite, Pyrite from Irai, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

 
Calcite, Celadonite, Pyrite from Irai, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

Calcite, Celadonite, Pyrite from Irai, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

Photo below under shortwave ultraviolet illumination:
Calcite, Celadonite, Pyrite from Irai, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

DESCRIPTION:No. 38163
Mineral:Calcite, Celadonite, Pyrite
Locality:Irai, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
Description:Elongated translucent yellow calcite crystals up to 40 mm on a thin plate of green celadonite with small metallic pyrite crystals on the bottom. The calcite fluoresces orange under UV illumination.
Overall Size:5x4x4 cm
Crystals:0.5-40 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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