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Calcite with Limonite coating from Idarado Mine, Ouray District, San Miguel County, Colorado

 
Calcite with Limonite coating from Idarado Mine, Ouray District, San Miguel County, Colorado

Calcite with Limonite coating from Idarado Mine, Ouray District, San Miguel County, Colorado

Calcite with Limonite coating from Idarado Mine, Ouray District, San Miguel County, Colorado

Calcite with Limonite coating from Idarado Mine, Ouray District, San Miguel County, Colorado

DESCRIPTION:No. 43349
Mineral:Calcite with Limonite coating
Locality:Idarado Mine, Ouray District, San Miguel County, Colorado
Description:Translucent gray calcite crystals to 20 mm long coated with brown limonite on all faces. The calcite crystals are complex form and arranged in chain-like interconnected formations up to 80 mm long of parallel crystals.
Overall Size:8x5x3 cm
Crystals:5-20 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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