| AllMinerals/JohnBetts-FineMinerals > Online Mineral Museum Photographic Archive > Minerals from China > Calcite |
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| DESCRIPTION: | No. 50698 |
| Mineral: | Calcite |
| Locality: | Leiping Mine, Guiyang, Hunan, China |
| Description: | Two generations of calcite: the first to form was reddish scalenohedral calcite crystals to 55 mm that were overgrown with a second generation of parallel flattened rhombohedral translucent gray calcite crystals to 35 mm across. |
| Overall Size: | 10x6x5 cm |
| Crystals: | 20-50 mm |
| Archived: | For reference only |
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