| AllMinerals/JohnBetts-FineMinerals > Online Mineral Museum Photographic Archive > Minerals from Pakistan > Calcite on Quartz |
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| DESCRIPTION: | No. 16088 |
| Mineral: | Calcite on Quartz |
| Locality: | Wama, near Toei, South Waziristan, Pakistan |
| Description: | Plate of limonite coated quartz crystals up to 3 cm with a single white calcite crystal 2 cm across. Because specimens from this locality are usually soaked in acid to remove the limonite coating, calcite crystals usually dissolve in the acid. |
| Overall Size: | 8x5x2 cm |
| Crystals: | 1-3 cm |
| Archived: | For reference only |
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