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Calcite on Quartz from Butte Mining District, Summit Valley, Silver Bow County, Montana

 
Calcite on Quartz from Butte Mining District, Summit Valley, Silver Bow County, Montana

DESCRIPTION:No. 34478
Mineral:Calcite on Quartz
Locality:Butte Mining District, Summit Valley, Silver Bow County, Montana
Description:Doubly-terminated yellow-brown calcite crystals up to 10 mm on milky quartz crystals up to 3 mm. For more information see article: Butte, Montana, Minerals, Mines, and History in Mineralogical Record Jan.-Feb. 2002.
Overall Size:22x21x19 mm
Crystals:1-10 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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