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Calcite-Aragonite from cave formation, Virginia

 
Calcite-Aragonite from cave formation, Virginia

Calcite-Aragonite from cave formation, Virginia

Calcite-Aragonite from cave formation, Virginia

DESCRIPTION:No. 38185
Mineral:Calcite-Aragonite
Locality:cave formation, Virginia
Description:Pristine cluster of crystallized white calcite-aragonite formation with branching formations of spherical crystal aggregates up to 13 mm diameter. Calcite and aragonite are both CaCo3 and this low temperature occurrence is probably a mixture of both. found in the 1950s
Overall Size:8x8x6 cm
Crystals:1-2 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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