| AllMinerals/JohnBetts-FineMinerals > Online Mineral Museum Photographic Archive > Minerals from Missouri > Calcite - twinned crystals |
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| DESCRIPTION: | No. 29059 |
| Mineral: | Calcite - twinned crystals |
| Locality: | Tri-State Lead-Zinc Mining District, near Joplin, Jasper County, Missouri |
| Description: | Twinned crystals of golden, translucent calcite without matrix. The surfaces are clean with an etched pattern on some surfaces. The crystals are twinned on the {01·2} plane one of the rarer forms (more commonly they twin on the {01·8} plane). |
| Overall Size: | 14x6x5 cm |
| Crystals: | 14 cm |
| Archived: | For reference only |
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