AllMinerals/JohnBetts-FineMinerals > Online Mineral Museum Photographic Archive > Minerals from England > Calcite over Quartz |
DESCRIPTION: | No. 33555 |
Mineral: | Calcite over Quartz |
Locality: | Coronation Lode, Levant Mine, Cornwall, England |
Description: | Large cluster of bladed white calcite crystals up to 15 mm across overgrown on cathedral-habit milky quartz crystals up to 50 mm and an intermediate layer of another mineral (kaolin?) partially coating the quartz. Fluoresces under UV illumination. |
Overall Size: | 18x13x8 cm |
Crystals: | 3-50 mm |
Archived: | For reference only |
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