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| DESCRIPTION: | No. 41829 |
| Mineral: | Calcite (twinned crystals) |
| Locality: | Leiping Mine, Guiyang, Hunan, China |
| Description: | V-twinned transparent calcite crystals 25 mm long on matrix covered with smaller calcite crystals to 10mm. The calcite is colored red-brown with hematite inclusions. Note the unusual etched texture on select faces of the large twinned crystals. Ex. Robert C. Lambert (1919-2008) #439 |
| Overall Size: | 10x4.5x4 cm |
| Crystals: | 3-25 mm |
| Archived: | For reference only |
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