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Calcite over Dolomite Casts from Maramures, Romania

 
Calcite over Dolomite Casts from Maramures, Romania

Calcite over Dolomite Casts from Maramures, Romania

Calcite over Dolomite Casts from Maramures, Romania

Calcite over Dolomite Casts from Maramures, Romania

Photo below under shortwave ultraviolet illumination:
Calcite over Dolomite Casts from Maramures, Romania

DESCRIPTION:No. 66184
Mineral:Calcite over Dolomite Casts
Locality:Maramures, Romania
Description:Lustrous doubly-terminated translucent white scalenohedral calcite crystals to 52 mm over translucent brown dolomite crystals to 4 mm with molds on the underside from a bladed mineral, possibly barite, that dissolved away.
Overall Size:10.5x8x7.5 cm
Crystals:3-52 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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