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Calcite from Caldwell Stone Quarry, Danville, Boyle County, Kentucky

 
Calcite from Caldwell Stone Quarry, Danville, Boyle County, Kentucky

DESCRIPTION:No. 32568
Mineral:Calcite
Locality:Caldwell Stone Quarry, Danville, Boyle County, Kentucky
Description:Large scalenohedral crystal of colorless calcite 5 cm long with remnants of white barite in the base. There is a C-axis twinned partial crystal in the lower portion of the specimen with pronounced twin plane. The tip of the calcite is cleaved.
Overall Size:7x5x4 cm
Crystals:5 cm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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