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Calcite from Broken Hill, New South Wales, Australia

 
Calcite from Broken Hill, New South Wales, Australia

Calcite from Broken Hill, New South Wales, Australia

Photo below under shortwave ultraviolet illumination:
Calcite from Broken Hill, New South Wales, Australia

DESCRIPTION:No. 36274
Mineral:Calcite
Locality:Broken Hill, New South Wales, Australia
Description:Translucent colorless scalenohedral calcite crystals covering one face of galena and rhodonite matrix. The calcite crystals fluoresce orange under UV illumination.
Overall Size:8x4.5x4 cm
Crystals:3-15 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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