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Cesarolite with Calcite from Sidi Amor ben Salem Mine, Al Kåf, Tunisia (Type Locality for Cesarolite)

 
Cesarolite with Calcite from Sidi Amor ben Salem Mine, Al Kåf, Tunisia (Type Locality for Cesarolite)

Cesarolite with Calcite from Sidi Amor ben Salem Mine, Al Kåf, Tunisia (Type Locality for Cesarolite)

Cesarolite with Calcite from Sidi Amor ben Salem Mine, Al Kåf, Tunisia (Type Locality for Cesarolite)

DESCRIPTION:No. 43879
Mineral:Cesarolite with Calcite
Locality:Sidi Amor ben Salem Mine, Al Kåf, Tunisia (Type Locality for Cesarolite)
Description:Earthy brown-gray cesarolite with translucent colorless calcite crystals to 2 mm. Under high magnification the cesarolite is seen as layered, botryoidal crusts intermixed with scattered calcite. ex. Joseph J. Urban (1915-1997); ex. B.R.G.M, Service de Conservation des Especes Minerales (Paris)
Overall Size:5.5x4.5x3 cm
Crystals:micro to 2 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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