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| DESCRIPTION: | No. 41990 |
| Mineral: | Calcite (twinned crystals) |
| Locality: | Leiping Mine, Guiyang, Hunan, China |
| Description: | V-twinned calcite crystals 25 mm across on matrix coated with many smaller calcite crystals. The calcite is transparent and colored red-brown by hematite inclusions. One edge of one of the twinned crystals is a cleavage face. Ex. Robert C. Lambert (1919-2008) #218 |
| Overall Size: | 4x4x3 cm |
| Crystals: | 2-14 mm |
| Archived: | For reference only |
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