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Calcite with Analcime from Croft Quarry, Leicestershire, England

 
Calcite with Analcime from Croft Quarry, Leicestershire, England

Calcite with Analcime from Croft Quarry, Leicestershire, England

Calcite with Analcime from Croft Quarry, Leicestershire, England

Photo below under shortwave ultraviolet illumination:
Calcite with Analcime from Croft Quarry, Leicestershire, England

DESCRIPTION:No. 44086
Mineral:Calcite with Analcime
Locality:Croft Quarry, Leicestershire, England
Description:Translucent pale-pink calcite partial crystal 55 mm across with lustrous colorless analcime crystals to 3 mm along one side with other incomplete calcite crystals on the rear. The calcite fluoresces orange under strong UV illumination. Ex. Steve Chamberlain collection #4749, collected in 1981
Overall Size:6.5x4.5x3.5 cm
Crystals:1-55 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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