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Calcite on Analcime with Hematite coating from Croft Roadstone Quarry, Croft, Leicestershire, England

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DESCRIPTION:	No. 77808
Mineral:	Calcite on Analcime with Hematite coating
Locality:	Croft Roadstone Quarry, Croft, Leicestershire, England
Description:	Lustrous transparent colorless calcite crystals to 30 mm over lustrous translucent trapezohedral analcime crystals to 8 mm with brown hematite coatings in areas. The largest calcite crystal has an edge contact where a smaller crystal was attached. The calcite fluoresces orange under UV illumination. Ex. Philip Jackman (UK) in 1994
Overall Size:	8.5x6.5x4 cm
Crystals:	1-30 mm
Archived:	For reference only

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