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Calcite from Pedreira Atalaia, near Governador Valadares, Minas Gerais, Brazil

 
Calcite from Pedreira Atalaia, near Governador Valadares, Minas Gerais, Brazil

Calcite from Pedreira Atalaia, near Governador Valadares, Minas Gerais, Brazil

DESCRIPTION:No. 42904
Mineral:Calcite
Locality:Pedreira Atalaia, near Governador Valadares, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Description:Large, thin, platy calcite in aggregates of parallel crystals from an unusual one-time find Alpine-Cleft occurrence in Brazil. The calcite crystal groups resemble mica books because of their shape, but these are definitely calcite.
Overall Size:10.5x8.5x7 cm
Crystals:10-90 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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