| AllMinerals/JohnBetts-FineMinerals > Online Mineral Museum Photographic Archive > Minerals from Indiana > Calcite |
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| DESCRIPTION: | No. 45066 |
| Mineral: | Calcite |
| Locality: | Rensselaer Quarry, Pleasant Ridge, 6 km east of Rensselaer, Jasper County, Indiana |
| Description: | Elongated scalenohedral translucent calcite crystals with lustrous faces and brown microscopic inclusions of goethite. This is actually several generations of calcite, with crystals growing on top of previous crystals in epitactic orientation. Ex. Steve Chamberlain collection #4204; acquired in 1977 from Ron Bentley |
| Overall Size: | 7.5x3.5x3 cm |
| Crystals: | 7-50 mm |
| Archived: | For reference only |
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