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Calcite (twinned crystals) from Leiping Mine, Guiyang, Hunan, China

 
Calcite (twinned crystals) from Leiping Mine, Guiyang, Hunan, China

Calcite (twinned crystals) from Leiping Mine, Guiyang, Hunan, China

Calcite (twinned crystals) from Leiping Mine, Guiyang, Hunan, China

DESCRIPTION:No. 42237
Mineral:Calcite (twinned crystals)
Locality:Leiping Mine, Guiyang, Hunan, China
Description:Translucent scalenohedral calcite crystals with red-brown color due to microscopic hematite inclusions. Several V-twinned pairs of crystals are visible on all sides of the specimen. Ex. Robert C. Lambert (1919-2008) #444; acquired in 1998
Overall Size:5x3x2.5 cm
Crystals:2-18 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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