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Calcite (fluorescent) from Terlingua District, Brewster County, Texas

 
Calcite (fluorescent) from Terlingua District, Brewster County, Texas

Calcite (fluorescent) from Terlingua District, Brewster County, Texas

Below: fluorescence under ultraviolet illumination
Calcite (fluorescent) from Terlingua District, Brewster County, Texas

DESCRIPTION:No. 42383
Mineral:Calcite (fluorescent)
Locality:Terlingua District, Brewster County, Texas
Description:Single scalenohedral golden calcite crystal that fluoresces and phosphoresces under UV illumination. The scalenohedral form is modified with secondary edge faces and complex crystallization patterns in those edges.
Overall Size:53x30x26 mm
Crystals:53 mm
Status: SOLD Buy similar at: Minerals from Midwest, USA > Calcite Specimens
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