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Calcite pseudomorph after Anhydrite with Dolomite and Sphalerite from Chihuahua, Mexico

 
Calcite pseudomorph after Anhydrite with Dolomite and Sphalerite from Chihuahua, Mexico

Calcite pseudomorph after Anhydrite with Dolomite and Sphalerite from Chihuahua, Mexico

Calcite pseudomorph after Anhydrite with Dolomite and Sphalerite from Chihuahua, Mexico

Calcite pseudomorph after Anhydrite with Dolomite and Sphalerite from Chihuahua, Mexico

Calcite pseudomorph after Anhydrite with Dolomite and Sphalerite from Chihuahua, Mexico

Photo below under shortwave ultraviolet illumination:
Calcite pseudomorph after Anhydrite with Dolomite and Sphalerite from Chihuahua, Mexico

DESCRIPTION:No. 58823
Mineral:Calcite pseudomorph after Anhydrite with Dolomite and Sphalerite
Locality:Chihuahua, Mexico
Description:Large calcite epimorphs after anhydrite(?) crystals to 60 mm coated on the outer surfaces with lustrous transparent calcite crystals to 35 mm, silky white saddle-shaped rhombic dolomite crystals to 2 mm with scattered dark sphalerite crystals to 3 mm. Ex. B. Gaber collection #632; ex. Paul Pohwat collection #692 (Mineral Collection Manager at Smithsonian)
Overall Size:8x8x5 cm
Crystals:1-35 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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