AllMinerals/JohnBetts-FineMinerals > Online Mineral Museum Photographic Archive > Minerals from Kentucky > Calcite |
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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