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Calcite from Nikolaevskiy Mine, Dalnegorsk, Primorskiy Kray, Russia

 
Calcite from Nikolaevskiy Mine, Dalnegorsk, Primorskiy Kray, Russia

Photo below under shortwave ultraviolet illumination:
Calcite from Nikolaevskiy Mine, Dalnegorsk, Primorskiy Kray, Russia

DESCRIPTION:No. 23173
Mineral:Calcite
Locality:Nikolaevskiy Mine, Dalnegorsk, Primorskiy Kray, Russia
Description:Colorless crystal of calcite that fluoresces orange under UV illumination. The calcite crystal is scalenohedral with an overgrowth of parallel, rhombic crystals resulting in a surface of stepped faces.
Overall Size:6.5x6x5 cm
Crystals:6.5 cm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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