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Conichalcite with Calcite from San Pedro Corralitos, Casas Grandes, Chihuahua, Mexico

 
Conichalcite with Calcite from San Pedro Corralitos, Casas Grandes, Chihuahua, Mexico

Conichalcite with Calcite from San Pedro Corralitos, Casas Grandes, Chihuahua, Mexico

Conichalcite with Calcite from San Pedro Corralitos, Casas Grandes, Chihuahua, Mexico

Conichalcite with Calcite from San Pedro Corralitos, Casas Grandes, Chihuahua, Mexico

DESCRIPTION:No. 63339
Mineral:Conichalcite with Calcite
Locality:San Pedro Corralitos, Casas Grandes, Chihuahua, Mexico
Description:Silky translucent green conichalcite crystals in rounded aggregates to 1 mm on brown limonite gossan with lustrous transparent colorless-to-brown rhombohedral calcite crystals to 5 mm. All sides of the cluster are crystallized. Ex. Mort Metersky collection #Cm-151, director of International Calcite Collectors Association
Overall Size:4.5x3.5x3 cm
Crystals:micro to 5 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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