Calcite (contact-twinned crystals) from Daye, Huangshi, Hubei, China
| DESCRIPTION: | No. 73693
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| Mineral: | Calcite (contact-twinned crystals)
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| Locality: | Daye, Huangshi, Hubei, China |
| Description: | Lustrous transparent calcite crystals colored red-brown by microscopic hematite inclusions on tan matrix. The largest calcite crystals are composed of rhombohedral faces with thin outer edge (prism) faces that reveal contact-twinning on the {0001} plane. Ex. Betts #32077 |
| Overall Size: | 6.5x4x3 cm |
| Crystals: | 1-28 mm |
| Archived: | For reference only |
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