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Calcite with internal phantom-growths from Sweetwater Mine, Viburnum Trend, Reynolds County, Missouri

 
Calcite with internal phantom-growths from Sweetwater Mine, Viburnum Trend, Reynolds County, Missouri

Calcite with internal phantom-growths from Sweetwater Mine, Viburnum Trend, Reynolds County, Missouri

Calcite with internal phantom-growths from Sweetwater Mine, Viburnum Trend, Reynolds County, Missouri

Calcite with internal phantom-growths from Sweetwater Mine, Viburnum Trend, Reynolds County, Missouri

Calcite with internal phantom-growths from Sweetwater Mine, Viburnum Trend, Reynolds County, Missouri

DESCRIPTION:No. 41859
Mineral:Calcite with internal phantom-growths
Locality:Sweetwater Mine, Viburnum Trend, Reynolds County, Missouri
Description:Classic calcite specimen from when the Sweetwater Mine was producing large calcite crystals, with elongated translucent yellow scalenohedral calcite crystals with pyrite-coated internal phantom-growths visible when rear-illuminated. Ex. Robert C. Lambert (1919-2008) #361
Overall Size:19x10x6 cm
Crystals:2-12 cm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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