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Calcite with Butterfly-Twin crystals from Devil's Corral, near Black Rock Desert, Humboldt County, Nevada

 
Calcite with Butterfly-Twin crystals from Devil's Corral, near Black Rock Desert, Humboldt County, Nevada

Calcite with Butterfly-Twin crystals from Devil's Corral, near Black Rock Desert, Humboldt County, Nevada

DESCRIPTION:No. 12379
Mineral:Calcite with Butterfly-Twin crystals
Locality:Devil's Corral, near Black Rock Desert, Humboldt County, Nevada
Description:Cluster of translucent colorless scalenohedral calcite crystals to 15 mm long with a perfect 2 cm butterfly-twin crystal perched right in the middle.
Overall Size:6x5x4 cm
Crystals:5-15 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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