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Realgar and Calcite from Shimen, Hunan, China

 
Realgar and Calcite from Shimen, Hunan, China

Realgar and Calcite from Shimen, Hunan, China

DESCRIPTION:No. 40288
Mineral:Realgar and Calcite
Locality:Shimen, Hunan, China
Description:Blood-red translucent realgar crystals up to 9 mm long with C-axis twinned scalenohedral gray calcite crystals up to 38 mm long. A few of the realgar crystals around the edges are incomplete.
Overall Size:5x4x2 cm
Crystals:3-38 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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