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Calcite (twinned crystals) with Dolomite from Sainte-Clotilde-de-Châteauguay, Québec, Canada

 
Calcite (twinned crystals) with Dolomite from Sainte-Clotilde-de-Châteauguay, Québec, Canada

Calcite (twinned crystals) with Dolomite from Sainte-Clotilde-de-Châteauguay, Québec, Canada

Calcite (twinned crystals) with Dolomite from Sainte-Clotilde-de-Châteauguay, Québec, Canada

Calcite (twinned crystals) with Dolomite from Sainte-Clotilde-de-Châteauguay, Québec, Canada

Photo below under shortwave ultraviolet illumination:
Calcite (twinned crystals) with Dolomite from Sainte-Clotilde-de-Châteauguay, Québec, Canada

DESCRIPTION:No. 63322
Mineral:Calcite (twinned crystals) with Dolomite
Locality:Sainte-Clotilde-de-Châteauguay, Québec, Canada
Description:Lustrous transparent-to-translucent golden-yellow calcite crystals to 55 mm with lustrous pale-pink (nearly colorless) saddle-shaped rhombohedral dolomite crystals to 10 mm. The calcite crystals are twinned and have phantom internal zones. Ex. Mort Metersky collection #Ca-518, director of International Calcite Collectors Association; acquired in trade in 1989
Overall Size:6.5x5x4.5 cm
Crystals:5-55 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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