AllMinerals/JohnBetts-FineMinerals > Online Mineral Museum Photographic Archive > Minerals from Mexico > Calcite over Mimetite |
DESCRIPTION: | No. 71955 |
Mineral: | Calcite over Mimetite |
Locality: | Santa Eulalia District, Aquiles Serdán, Chihuahua, Mexico |
Description: | Lustrous transparent colorless rhombohedral calcite crystals to 2.5 mm over translucent yellow mimetite microcrystals in hemispherical aggregates to 4 mm diameter. The mimetite crystals on the rear are not overgrown with calcite. Ex. Morse collection, collected ca. 1995 |
Overall Size: | 5x3.5x2 cm |
Crystals: | 0.1-2.5 mm |
Archived: | For reference only |
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