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Calcite var. Manganoan from Shizhuyuan Mine, Bailutang, Suxian, Chenzhou Pref., Hunan, China

 
Calcite var. Manganoan from Shizhuyuan Mine, Bailutang, Suxian, Chenzhou Pref., Hunan, China

Calcite var. Manganoan from Shizhuyuan Mine, Bailutang, Suxian, Chenzhou Pref., Hunan, China

Calcite var. Manganoan from Shizhuyuan Mine, Bailutang, Suxian, Chenzhou Pref., Hunan, China

Photo below under shortwave ultraviolet illumination:
Calcite var. Manganoan from Shizhuyuan Mine, Bailutang, Suxian, Chenzhou Pref., Hunan, China

DESCRIPTION:No. 42162
Mineral:Calcite var. Manganoan
Locality:Shizhuyuan Mine, Bailutang, Suxian, Chenzhou Pref., Hunan, China
Description:Translucent pale-pink manganese-rich calcite crystals that fluoresce orange under UV illumination. The calcite crystals are in stacked aggregates of parallel flattened rhombohedral crystals with lustrous crystal faces that show slight striations. Ex. Robert C. Lambert (1919-2008) #401; acquired in 1999
Overall Size:6x5x4 cm
Crystals:5-15 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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