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Calcite pseudomorphs after Glauberite from Camp Verde Mine, Yavapai County, Arizona

 
Calcite pseudomorphs after Glauberite from Camp Verde Mine, Yavapai County, Arizona

Calcite pseudomorphs after Glauberite from Camp Verde Mine, Yavapai County, Arizona

Calcite pseudomorphs after Glauberite from Camp Verde Mine, Yavapai County, Arizona

Calcite pseudomorphs after Glauberite from Camp Verde Mine, Yavapai County, Arizona

DESCRIPTION:No. 78149
Mineral:Calcite pseudomorphs after Glauberite
Locality:Camp Verde Mine, Yavapai County, Arizona
Description:Cluster of tan-colored calcite pseudomorphs after glauberite crystals to 50 mm. Glauberite crystals formed first, then altered molecule by molecule to calcite, maintaining the original shape of the glauberite crystals. (pseudomorph = false form) Collected ca. 1995
Overall Size:5x2.5x2 cm
Crystals:7-50 mm pseudos
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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