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DESCRIPTION: | No. 57298 |
Mineral: | Calcite with Quartz overgrowth |
Locality: | Charcas District, San Luis Potosi, Mexico |
Description: | A large thin 16-sided colorless calcite crystal 13 cm across with overgrowth of lustrous transparent quartz crystals to 4 mm thick all sides. The quartz crystals have yellow internal phantoms in the terminations that give the greenish-yellow color. Ex. Betts #19864 ca. 1998 |
Overall Size: | 13x6x1 cm |
Crystals: | 4-130 mm |
Archived: | For reference only |
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