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Calcite from Tilden Mine, Bessemer, Gogebic County, Michigan

 
Calcite from Tilden Mine, Bessemer, Gogebic County, Michigan

Photo below under shortwave ultraviolet illumination:
Calcite from Tilden Mine, Bessemer, Gogebic County, Michigan

DESCRIPTION:No. 20274
Mineral:Calcite
Locality:Tilden Mine, Bessemer, Gogebic County, Michigan
Description:Colorless calcite crystals on dark hematite matrix with old label from Ward's. The calcite fluoresces orange under UV illumination. Ex. Robert C. Linck (1905-1970)
Overall Size:6x4x4 cm
Crystals:10-15 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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