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Calcite with Quartz var. Chalcedony from Ambariomiambana, Sambava District, Antsiranana Province, Madagascar

 
Calcite with Quartz var. Chalcedony from Ambariomiambana, Sambava District, Antsiranana Province, Madagascar

Calcite with Quartz var. Chalcedony from Ambariomiambana, Sambava District, Antsiranana Province, Madagascar

Calcite with Quartz var. Chalcedony from Ambariomiambana, Sambava District, Antsiranana Province, Madagascar

Calcite with Quartz var. Chalcedony from Ambariomiambana, Sambava District, Antsiranana Province, Madagascar

DESCRIPTION:No. 65756
Mineral:Calcite with Quartz var. Chalcedony
Locality:Ambariomiambana, Sambava District, Antsiranana Province, Madagascar
Description:Unusual specimen of many interconnected rhombohedral transparent yellow calcite crystals all in parallel orientation with translucent gray quartz chalcedony in crevices on the surfaces indicating all of the calcite crystals were originally coated.
Overall Size:13x9x6 cm
Crystals:10-25 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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