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Calcite (twinned crystals) from Leiping Mine, Guiyang, Hunan, China

 
Calcite (twinned crystals) from Leiping Mine, Guiyang, Hunan, China

DESCRIPTION:No. 42240
Mineral:Calcite (twinned crystals)
Locality:Leiping Mine, Guiyang, Hunan, China
Description:Large V-twins of translucent colorless calcite with slight pink color due to microscopic hematite inclusions. This is the largest twin I have seen from this locality. One corner is bruised. Ex. Robert C. Lambert (1919-2008) #443; acquired in 1998
Overall Size:4x3.5x2.5 cm
Crystals:3-25 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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