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Calcite from Diamond Head, Honolulu County, Oahu, Hawaii

 
Calcite from Diamond Head, Honolulu County, Oahu, Hawaii

Calcite from Diamond Head, Honolulu County, Oahu, Hawaii

Calcite from Diamond Head, Honolulu County, Oahu, Hawaii

Photo below under shortwave ultraviolet illumination:
Calcite from Diamond Head, Honolulu County, Oahu, Hawaii

DESCRIPTION:No. 73586
Mineral:Calcite
Locality:Diamond Head, Honolulu County, Oahu, Hawaii
Description:Finely crystallized white calcite coating one face of brown lava. The calcite was deposited in thin fractures running through the volcanic rock by late hydrothermal solutions. The calcite fluoresces white under SW UV illumination.
Overall Size:6x4x1.2 cm
Crystals:micro
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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