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Calcite on Dolomite with Chalcopyrite from Sweetwater Mine, Viburnum Trend, Reynolds County, Missouri

 
Calcite on Dolomite with Chalcopyrite from Sweetwater Mine, Viburnum Trend, Reynolds County, Missouri

Calcite on Dolomite with Chalcopyrite from Sweetwater Mine, Viburnum Trend, Reynolds County, Missouri

Calcite on Dolomite with Chalcopyrite from Sweetwater Mine, Viburnum Trend, Reynolds County, Missouri

DESCRIPTION:No. 48584
Mineral:Calcite on Dolomite with Chalcopyrite
Locality:Sweetwater Mine, Viburnum Trend, Reynolds County, Missouri
Description:Transparent yellow scalenohedral calcite crystals to 50 mm long on translucent pale-gray dolomite crystals to 1 mm with iridescent metallic chalcopyrite crystals to 2 mm. The calcite crystals have layered, stepped crystallization patterns on the surface.
Overall Size:8x4.5x4 cm
Crystals:1-50 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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