AllMinerals/JohnBetts-FineMinerals > Online Mineral Museum Photographic Archive > Minerals from England > Aragonite with Calcite |
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DESCRIPTION: | No. 39347 |
Mineral: | Aragonite with Calcite |
Locality: | Johnby Quarry, near Penrith, Cumbria, England |
Description: | Elongated, tapered aragonite crystals up to 4 cm long with surfaces of colorless calcite. The old label indicates these are calcite pseudomorphs after aragonite, but it appears simply to be a coating - not an alteration. Most are incomplete. Ex. Steve Chamberlain collection #4557, collected in 1981 |
Overall Size: | 10x5x5 cm |
Crystals: | 8-40 mm |
Archived: | For reference only |
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