AllMinerals/JohnBetts-FineMinerals > Online Mineral Museum Photographic Archive > Minerals from Scotland > Harmotome on Calcite |
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DESCRIPTION: | No. 53127 |
Mineral: | Harmotome on Calcite |
Locality: | Whitesmith Mine, near Strontian, Loch Sunart, Highland (formerly Argyll), Scotland |
Description: | Lustrous translucent white harmotome crystals to 6.5 mm partially coating transparent etched yellow-brown rhombohedral calcite crystals to 20 mm. The harmotome crystals all exhibit Morvenite Law twinning. The calcite matrix fluoresces under UV. Collected 17 September 1992 by George W. Fletcher |
Overall Size: | 10x8x5.5 cm |
Crystals: | 1-20 mm |
Archived: | For reference only |
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