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Calcite on Quartz and Galena from Deveti Septemvri Mine, Madan District, Rhodope Mountains, Bulgaria

 
Calcite on Quartz and Galena from Deveti Septemvri Mine, Madan District, Rhodope Mountains, Bulgaria

Calcite on Quartz and Galena from Deveti Septemvri Mine, Madan District, Rhodope Mountains, Bulgaria

Calcite on Quartz and Galena from Deveti Septemvri Mine, Madan District, Rhodope Mountains, Bulgaria

Calcite on Quartz and Galena from Deveti Septemvri Mine, Madan District, Rhodope Mountains, Bulgaria

Photo below under shortwave ultraviolet illumination:
Calcite on Quartz and Galena from Deveti Septemvri Mine, Madan District, Rhodope Mountains, Bulgaria

DESCRIPTION:No. 49560
Mineral:Calcite on Quartz and Galena
Locality:Deveti Septemvri Mine, Madan District, Rhodope Mountains, Bulgaria
Description:Translucent colorless flattened-rhombohedral calcite crystals with silky surface luster over quartz and galena. The calcite crystals fluoresce orange under UV illumination.
Overall Size:8x5.5x4 cm
Crystals:4-17 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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