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Calcite with Celadonite from Castelinho Mine, near Frederico Westphalen, Alto Uruguai, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

 
Calcite with Celadonite from Castelinho Mine, near Frederico Westphalen, Alto Uruguai, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

Calcite with Celadonite from Castelinho Mine, near Frederico Westphalen, Alto Uruguai, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

Calcite with Celadonite from Castelinho Mine, near Frederico Westphalen, Alto Uruguai, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

Photo below under shortwave ultraviolet illumination:
Calcite with Celadonite from Castelinho Mine, near Frederico Westphalen, Alto Uruguai, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

DESCRIPTION:No. 46546
Mineral:Calcite with Celadonite
Locality:Castelinho Mine, near Frederico Westphalen, Alto Uruguai, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
Description:Translucent colorless calcite crystals to 24 mm long on quartz plate with green celadonite microcrystalline coating on the calcite crystals. The calcite crystals are scalenohedral form with rhombohedral (nail-head) termination faces.
Overall Size:18x11x7 cm
Crystals:micro to 24 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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