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| DESCRIPTION: | No. 42755 |
| Mineral: | Dolomite pseudomorphs after Calcite on Quartz and Sphalerite |
| Locality: | Borieva Reka Mine, Madan District, Rhodope Mountains, Bulgaria |
| Description: | Pristine white dolomite microcrystalline pseudomorphs after rhombohedral calcite crystals up to 20 mm long on matrix of black sphalerite crystals up to 2 mm coated with transparent quartz crystals up to 16 mm long. The pseudomorphs show hollow interiors. |
| Overall Size: | 18x11x9 cm |
| Crystals: | 1-16 mm, 5-20 mm pseudos |
| Archived: | For reference only |
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