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Calcite with Siderite from Government Springs Road, east of Colona, Montrose County, Colorado

 
Calcite with Siderite from Government Springs Road, east of Colona, Montrose County, Colorado

Calcite with Siderite from Government Springs Road, east of Colona, Montrose County, Colorado

DESCRIPTION:No. 39976
Mineral:Calcite with Siderite
Locality:Government Springs Road, east of Colona, Montrose County, Colorado
Description:Second generation of colorless transparent calcite crystals with small hemispheres of brown siderite overgrown on an earlier generation of translucent brown calcite. The colorless calcite crystals are complex, irregular form with textured crystal faces.
Overall Size:7x6x4 cm
Crystals:1-15 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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