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Calcite (C-axis twinned crystals) from Tri-State Lead-Zinc Mining District, near Joplin, Jasper County, Missouri

 
Calcite (C-axis twinned crystals) from Tri-State Lead-Zinc Mining District, near Joplin, Jasper County, Missouri

Calcite (C-axis twinned crystals) from Tri-State Lead-Zinc Mining District, near Joplin, Jasper County, Missouri

DESCRIPTION:No. 24628
Mineral:Calcite (C-axis twinned crystals)
Locality:Tri-State Lead-Zinc Mining District, near Joplin, Jasper County, Missouri
Description:Twinned crystals (not doubly-terminated as is commonly available) of golden calcite with well-defined twinned plane with v-shaped reentrant faces.
Overall Size:9x4x3.5 cm
Crystals:5 cm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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