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Calcite with Celadonite from Irai, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

 
Calcite with Celadonite from Irai, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

Calcite with Celadonite from Irai, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

Calcite with Celadonite from Irai, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

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

DESCRIPTION:No. 40375
Mineral:Calcite with Celadonite
Locality:Irai, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
Description:Translucent colorless scalenohedral calcite crystals up to 40 mm long with greenish celadonite inclusions and coating the matrix. This formation crystallized inside an amethyst geode and has crystals on all sides. the calcite fluoresces orange under UV.
Overall Size:12x9x9 cm
Crystals:1-40 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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