| AllMinerals/JohnBetts-FineMinerals > Online Mineral Museum Photographic Archive > Minerals from Montana > Calcite |
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| DESCRIPTION: | No. 48395 |
| Mineral: | Calcite |
| Locality: | Gallatin Canyon, Gallatin County, Montana |
| Description: | Transparent golden-yellow scalenohedral calcite crystals on gray matrix. The largest calcite is actually twinned on the C-axis {0001}. The calcite crystals have complex crystallization patterns on the surfaces that give them a textured appearance. |
| Overall Size: | 12x9x6 cm |
| Crystals: | 2-80 mm |
| Archived: | For reference only |
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