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| DESCRIPTION: | No. 44637 |
| Mineral: | Calcite |
| Locality: | Bigrigg Mine, near Egremont, West Cumberland Iron Mining District, Cumbria, England |
| Description: | Transparent single calcite crystal with faint reddish hematite coating on a few faces and no matrix attached. The calcite crystal is prismatic hexagonal form with scalenohedral-rhombohedral termination faces. Ex. Chas. W. Velte Jr. (1914-1987) |
| Overall Size: | 5.5x2.5x2 cm |
| Crystals: | 48 mm |
| Archived: | For reference only |
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