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Calcite from Charcas District, San Luis Potosi, Mexico

 
Calcite from Charcas District, San Luis Potosi, Mexico

Calcite from Charcas District, San Luis Potosi, Mexico

Calcite from Charcas District, San Luis Potosi, Mexico

Photo below under shortwave ultraviolet illumination:
Calcite from Charcas District, San Luis Potosi, Mexico

DESCRIPTION:No. 40669
Mineral:Calcite
Locality:Charcas District, San Luis Potosi, Mexico
Description:Large glassy calcite crystals with no matrix attached. The calcite crystals are tabular form with gray outer layers, white middle layers, and are transparent yellow in the core. The calcite fluoresces orange under UV illumination. Ex. Richard V. Gaines (1917-1999), co-author of Dana's Mineralogy 8th ed.
Overall Size:11x11x4.5 cm
Crystals:3-9 cm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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