| AllMinerals/JohnBetts-FineMinerals > Online Mineral Museum Photographic Archive > Minerals from Missouri > Calcite |
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| DESCRIPTION: | No. 44487 |
| Mineral: | Calcite |
| Locality: | Tri-State Lead-Zinc Mining District, near Joplin, Jasper County, Missouri |
| Description: | Superb crystals of transparent yellow calcite with no matrix attached. The calcite crystal is scalenohedral, with rhombohedral termination faces. Ex. Henry D. Miller (1838-1919 or 1920) collection, bequeathed to the Wadsworth Atheneum in 1909; ex. Loomis-Chaffee School |
| Overall Size: | 10x8x6 cm |
| Crystals: | 9 cm |
| Archived: | For reference only |
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