| AllMinerals/JohnBetts-FineMinerals > Online Mineral Museum Photographic Archive > Minerals from Missouri > Calcite (rare twins on {01·2} plane) |
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| DESCRIPTION: | No. 72516 |
| Mineral: | Calcite (rare twins on {01·2} plane) |
| Locality: | Tri-State Lead-Zinc Mining District, near Joplin, Jasper County, Missouri |
| Description: | Lustrous translucent golden-yellow calcite crystals with an etched pattern on some crystal faces. The calcite crystals are twinned on the {01·2} plane, one of the rarer twin habit (more commonly calcite twins on the {01·8} plane). From my personal collection #841 |
| Overall Size: | 16x6x5.5 cm |
| Crystals: | 160 mm |
| Archived: | For reference only |
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