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Calcite on Celadonite from Castelinho Mine, near Frederico Westphalen, Alto Uruguai, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

 
Calcite on Celadonite from Castelinho Mine, near Frederico Westphalen, Alto Uruguai, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

Calcite on Celadonite from Castelinho Mine, near Frederico Westphalen, Alto Uruguai, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

Photo below under shortwave ultraviolet illumination:
Calcite on Celadonite from Castelinho Mine, near Frederico Westphalen, Alto Uruguai, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

DESCRIPTION:No. 45621
Mineral:Calcite on Celadonite
Locality:Castelinho Mine, near Frederico Westphalen, Alto Uruguai, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
Description:Translucent scalenohedral colorless calcite crystals to 14 mm long on a thin crust of green celadonite microcrystals. The calcite fluoresces orange under UV illumination.
Overall Size:4x2.5x1 cm
Crystals:micro to 14 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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