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Calcite (twinned crystals) from Anderson Rock Products Quarry, Anderson, Madison County, Indiana

 
Calcite (twinned crystals) from Anderson Rock Products Quarry, Anderson, Madison County, Indiana

Calcite (twinned crystals) from Anderson Rock Products Quarry, Anderson, Madison County, Indiana

DESCRIPTION:No. 64634
Mineral:Calcite (twinned crystals)
Locality:Anderson Rock Products Quarry, Anderson, Madison County, Indiana
Description:Lustrous twinned transparent golden-brown calcite crystals on brown limestone. The calcite crystals are scalenohedral form with rhombohedral terminations and complex secondary faces. The calcite crystals are twinned on the {01*8} plane. Ex. Mort Metersky collection; traded in 1992
Overall Size:30x24x16 mm
Crystals:20 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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