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Calcite from Irai, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

 
Calcite from Irai, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

Calcite from Irai, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

Photo below under shortwave ultraviolet illumination:
Calcite from Irai, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

DESCRIPTION:No. 38585
Mineral:Calcite
Locality:Irai, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
Description:Many colorless calcite crystals standing upright off a thin plate of matrix. The calcite crystals are translucent, with dull luster, and triangular cross section. The calcite fluoresces orange under UV illumination.
Overall Size:7x6x2 cm
Crystals:2-18 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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