| AllMinerals/JohnBetts-FineMinerals > Online Mineral Museum Photographic Archive > Minerals from Germany > Calcite with Quartz overgrowth |
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| DESCRIPTION: | No. 72861 |
| Mineral: | Calcite with Quartz overgrowth |
| Locality: | Steeden, Limburg, Hessen, Germany |
| Description: | Sparkling cluster of transparent-to-translucent brown bladed calcite crystals to 8 mm, with overgrowth of sugar-like lustrous transparent colorless quartz crystals to 0.5 mm. The calcite crystals are in rounded aggregates on earthy brown matrix. Ex. J. Höppner mineral collection #36220; acquired in trade from G. Zimmermann in October 1994 |
| Overall Size: | 10x8x5 cm |
| Crystals: | 0.5-8.0 mm |
| Archived: | For reference only |
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