AllMinerals/JohnBetts-FineMinerals > Online Mineral Museum Photographic Archive > Minerals from Brazil > Calcite and Celadonite on Quartz var. Amethyst |
DESCRIPTION: | No. 45619 |
Mineral: | Calcite and Celadonite on Quartz var. Amethyst |
Locality: | Castelinho Mine, near Frederico Westphalen, Alto Uruguai, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil |
Description: | Doubly-terminated translucent scalenohedral colorless calcite crystals to 19 mm long on a plate of purple amethyst quartz with amethyst crystals to 15 mm plus green celadonite microcrystals. The calcite fluoresces orange under UV illumination. |
Overall Size: | 5x4x2.5 cm |
Crystals: | micro to 19 mm |
Archived: | For reference only |
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