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| DESCRIPTION: | No. 58843 |
| Mineral: | Calcite with Quartz |
| Locality: | Casapalca District, Huarochiri Province, Peru |
| Description: | Translucent pale-pink (nearly colorless) scalenohedral calcite crystals to 12 mm with silky surfaces composed of small parallel crystal faces, plus slender transparent colorless quartz crystals to 4 mm. The pink color is caused by manganese impurities. Ex. B. Gaber collection #490; ex. Paul Pohwat collection #774 (Mineral Collection Manager at Smithsonian) |
| Overall Size: | 6x3x3 cm |
| Crystals: | 1-12 mm |
| Archived: | For reference only |
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