AllMinerals/JohnBetts-FineMinerals > Online Mineral Museum Photographic Archive > Minerals from Brazil > Calcite |
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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