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| DESCRIPTION: | No. 41217 |
| Mineral: | Calcite |
| Locality: | Chihuahua, Mexico |
| Description: | Transparent colorless-to-yellow calcite crystal exhibiting several crystal habits: thin plates, scalenohedral, asymmetric rhombs, and hexagonal prisms. The calcite fluoresces under UV. Though no exact mine name was given, I suspect this came from Naica. |
| Overall Size: | 7x5x4 cm |
| Crystals: | 1-55 mm |
| Archived: | For reference only |
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