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Calcite from Mines de Redeyef, Gafsa, Tunisia

 
Calcite from Mines de Redeyef, Gafsa, Tunisia

Calcite from Mines de Redeyef, Gafsa, Tunisia

DESCRIPTION:No. 59816
Mineral:Calcite
Locality:Mines de Redeyef, Gafsa, Tunisia
Description:Lustrous water-clear (transparent) colorless calcite crystals lining the inner surfaces of a cavity in yellow matrix. The calcite crystals are scalenohedral form with rhombohedral termination faces.
Overall Size:15x8x6 cm
Crystals:4-15 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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