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Calcite from Florence Mine, Egremont, Cumbria, England

 
Calcite from Florence Mine, Egremont, Cumbria, England

Calcite from Florence Mine, Egremont, Cumbria, England

Calcite from Florence Mine, Egremont, Cumbria, England

DESCRIPTION:No. 43030
Mineral:Calcite
Locality:Florence Mine, Egremont, Cumbria, England
Description:Pristine transparent colorless calcite crystals on brown hematite-rich matrix. The calcite are hexagonal prisms with complex terminations composed of scalenohedral and rhombohedral faces. Internally the calcite crystals are almost all flawless.
Overall Size:4.5x3x3 cm
Crystals:8-22 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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