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Calcite (twinned crystals) from Verchniy Mine, Dalnegorsk, Primorskiy Kray, Russia

 
Calcite (twinned crystals) from Verchniy Mine, Dalnegorsk, Primorskiy Kray, Russia

Calcite (twinned crystals) from Verchniy Mine, Dalnegorsk, Primorskiy Kray, Russia

Photo below under shortwave ultraviolet illumination:
Calcite (twinned crystals) from Verchniy Mine, Dalnegorsk, Primorskiy Kray, Russia

DESCRIPTION:No. 38971
Mineral:Calcite (twinned crystals)
Locality:Verchniy Mine, Dalnegorsk, Primorskiy Kray, Russia
Description:Butterfly-twinned transparent colorless calcite crystals with striated crystal faces and no matrix attached. The calcite fluoresces orange under UV illumination.
Overall Size:34x32x14 mm
Crystals:16-18 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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