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Calcite on Fluorite from Wuzhou, Guangxi Zhuang, China

 
Calcite on Fluorite from Wuzhou, Guangxi Zhuang, China

Calcite on Fluorite from Wuzhou, Guangxi Zhuang, China

Calcite on Fluorite from Wuzhou, Guangxi Zhuang, China

Calcite on Fluorite from Wuzhou, Guangxi Zhuang, China

DESCRIPTION:No. 62898
Mineral:Calcite on Fluorite
Locality:Wuzhou, Guangxi Zhuang, China
Description:Lustrous transparent calcite crystals completely coating one face of brown-to-green fluorite. The calcite crystals are water-clear stubby hexagonal prisms, but they appear brown because the underlying fluorite is visible through the calcite.
Overall Size:8.5x6.5x2.5 cm
Crystals:5-16 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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