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Calcite from Gopher Valley Quarry, 16 km southwest of McMinnville, Yamhill County, Oregon

 
Calcite from Gopher Valley Quarry, 16 km southwest of McMinnville, Yamhill County, Oregon

Calcite from Gopher Valley Quarry, 16 km southwest of McMinnville, Yamhill County, Oregon

Photo below under shortwave ultraviolet illumination:
Calcite from Gopher Valley Quarry, 16 km southwest of McMinnville, Yamhill County, Oregon

Photo below under longwave ultraviolet illumination:
Calcite from Gopher Valley Quarry, 16 km southwest of McMinnville, Yamhill County, Oregon

DESCRIPTION:No. 78203
Mineral:Calcite
Locality:Gopher Valley Quarry, 16 km southwest of McMinnville, Yamhill County, Oregon
Description:Large translucent butterscotch-colored rhombohedral calcite crystals on thin plates of transparent brown calcite crystals. The calcite crystal fluoresces yellow under SW-LW UV illumination. Collected ca. 1995 by Jon Gladwell (Myrddin Emrys Ltd.)
Overall Size:3.5x3.5x2 cm
Crystals:5-20 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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