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Calcite from Cave-in-Rock District, Hardin County, Illinois

 
Calcite from Cave-in-Rock District, Hardin County, Illinois

Calcite from Cave-in-Rock District, Hardin County, Illinois

DESCRIPTION:No. 39743
Mineral:Calcite
Locality:Cave-in-Rock District, Hardin County, Illinois
Description:Plate of transparent pale-yellow calcite crystals with minor remnants of limestone matrix on the bottom. The calcite crystals are complex form of stubby hexagonal prism faces plus positive and negative rhombohedral faces.
Overall Size:6x4x2.2 cm
Crystals:3-12 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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