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Calcite with Goethite from Charcas District, San Luis Potosí, Mexico

 
Calcite with Goethite from Charcas District, San Luis Potosí, Mexico

Calcite with Goethite from Charcas District, San Luis Potosí, Mexico

Calcite with Goethite from Charcas District, San Luis Potosí, Mexico

Photo below under shortwave ultraviolet illumination:
Calcite with Goethite from Charcas District, San Luis Potosí, Mexico

DESCRIPTION:No. 59565
Mineral:Calcite with Goethite
Locality:Charcas District, San Luis Potosí, Mexico
Description:Platy translucent pale-yellow calcite crystals to 30 mm with brown-black goethite selectively coating the outer edges of the calcite crystals. The calcite crystals fluoresce orange under SW UV illumination. Ex. Benny Fenn
Overall Size:7.5x7.5x2.5 cm
Crystals:3-30 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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