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Aragonite-Calcite from Cerro de Pasco, Pasco, Peru

 
Aragonite-Calcite from Cerro de Pasco, Pasco, Peru

Aragonite-Calcite from Cerro de Pasco, Pasco, Peru

Aragonite-Calcite from Cerro de Pasco, Pasco, Peru

Aragonite-Calcite from Cerro de Pasco, Pasco, Peru

Aragonite-Calcite from Cerro de Pasco, Pasco, Peru

Aragonite-Calcite from Cerro de Pasco, Pasco, Peru

Photo below under shortwave ultraviolet illumination:
Aragonite-Calcite from Cerro de Pasco, Pasco, Peru

Photo below under longwave ultraviolet illumination:
Aragonite-Calcite from Cerro de Pasco, Pasco, Peru

DESCRIPTION:No. 81330
Mineral:Aragonite-Calcite
Locality:Cerro de Pasco, Pasco, Peru
Description:Lustrous translucent golden-brown aragonite-calcite in botryoidal aggregates to 16 mm diameter over a white clay. These low temperature formation probably contain both aragonite and calcite, and fluoresce white under LW-SW ultraviolet. Ex. S. Kelland collection; acquired in 2008 from R. Rosenblatt
Overall Size:8.5x7x6 cm
Crystals:1-2 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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