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Quartz on Quartz with Calcite from Borieva Reka Mine, Madan District, Rhodope Mountains, Bulgaria

 
Quartz on Quartz with Calcite from Borieva Reka Mine, Madan District, Rhodope Mountains, Bulgaria

Quartz on Quartz with Calcite from Borieva Reka Mine, Madan District, Rhodope Mountains, Bulgaria

Quartz on Quartz with Calcite from Borieva Reka Mine, Madan District, Rhodope Mountains, Bulgaria

DESCRIPTION:No. 42966
Mineral:Quartz on Quartz with Calcite
Locality:Borieva Reka Mine, Madan District, Rhodope Mountains, Bulgaria
Description:Finger-like formations of elongated quartz crystals up to 25 mm long overgrown with a 3 mm thick layer of second generation of translucent gray quartz microcrystals. One quartz finger has a flattened rhombohedral colorless calcite crystal 18 mm across.
Overall Size:12.5x8x5 cm
Crystals:micro to 25 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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