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Calcite from Dalnegorsk, Primorskiy Kray, Russia

 
Calcite from Dalnegorsk, Primorskiy Kray, Russia

Calcite from Dalnegorsk, Primorskiy Kray, Russia

DESCRIPTION:No. 21320
Mineral:Calcite
Locality:Dalnegorsk, Primorskiy Kray, Russia
Description:Large crystals of colorless calcite (up to 6.5 cm across!) on matrix. The crystals are a flattened, rhombic form (discus-shaped) and are translucent. Very clean with few imperfections. This quality is difficult to obtain in post-Communist Russia. Ex. P. Santillo
Overall Size:9x7x5 cm
Crystals:10-65 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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