AllMinerals/JohnBetts-FineMinerals > Online Mineral Museum Photographic Archive > Minerals from China > Calcite (twinned crystals) |
DESCRIPTION: | No. 42240 |
Mineral: | Calcite (twinned crystals) |
Locality: | Leiping Mine, Guiyang, Hunan, China |
Description: | Large V-twins of translucent colorless calcite with slight pink color due to microscopic hematite inclusions. This is the largest twin I have seen from this locality. One corner is bruised. Ex. Robert C. Lambert (1919-2008) #443; acquired in 1998 |
Overall Size: | 4x3.5x2.5 cm |
Crystals: | 3-25 mm |
Archived: | For reference only |
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