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

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

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

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

DESCRIPTION:No. 45689
Mineral:Calcite
Locality:Castelinho Mine, near Frederico Westphalen, Alto Uruguai, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
Description:Colorless translucent scalenohedral calcite crystals on a convex plate of matrix. The calcite crystals have matte luster and have small rhombohedral faces at the tips. The calcite fluoresces dull orange under UV illumination.
Overall Size:8.5x6.5x4 cm
Crystals:5-22 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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