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Calcite from Broken Hill, New South Wales, Australia

 
Calcite from Broken Hill, New South Wales, Australia

Calcite from Broken Hill, New South Wales, Australia

Photo below under shortwave ultraviolet illumination:
Calcite from Broken Hill, New South Wales, Australia

DESCRIPTION:No. 18944
Mineral:Calcite
Locality:Broken Hill, New South Wales, Australia
Description:Gray-white calcite crystals up to 8 mm on limonite-stained quartz matrix. The calcite fluoresces orange under UV illumination.
Overall Size:12x8x4 cm
Crystals:4-8 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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