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Calcite (twinned crystals) from Guanajuato, Mexico

 
Calcite (twinned crystals) from Guanajuato, Mexico

Calcite (twinned crystals) from Guanajuato, Mexico

DESCRIPTION:No. 42607
Mineral:Calcite (twinned crystals)
Locality:Guanajuato, Mexico
Description:Transparent colorless scalenohedral calcite crystals that are twinned on the C-axis as indicated by the reentrant faces running through the middle. One of the crystals has an incomplete termination because it intersected the pocket wall. Ex. Steve Chamberlain collection #16704; ex. Knox Museum at Hamilton Collecge; ex.A.E. Foote (1846-1895)
Overall Size:5.5x3.5x2.5 cm
Crystals:2-3.5 cm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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