Calcite from Verchniy Mine, Dalnegorsk, Primorskiy Kray, Russia
Photo below under shortwave ultraviolet illumination:
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| DESCRIPTION: | No. 57994
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| Mineral: | Calcite
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| Locality: | Verchniy Mine, Dalnegorsk, Primorskiy Kray, Russia |
| Description: | Lustrous translucent-to-transparent scalenohedral calcite crystals in parallel orientation standing upright off gray crystallized calcite that is coated with a brown clay. The calcite crystals fluoresce red-orange under SW UV illumination. Ex. Wilfred Wil J. Talbot (1931-2019) |
| Overall Size: | 7x5x5 cm |
| Crystals: | 1-30 mm |
| Archived: | For reference only |
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