| AllMinerals/JohnBetts-FineMinerals > Online Mineral Museum Photographic Archive > Minerals from Mexico > Calcite (twinned crystals) |
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| DESCRIPTION: | No. 51445 |
| Mineral: | Calcite (twinned crystals) |
| Locality: | Naica District, Saucillo, Chihuahua, Mexico |
| Description: | Translucent gray-white rhombohedral calcite crystals twinned through the center with well defined twin plane visible. The surfaces of the calcite are composed of many smaller parallel scalenohedral crystal faces and have scattered pyrite microcrystals. Ex. Larry Krause (1945-2010) collection |
| Overall Size: | 6x5x4.5 cm |
| Crystals: | 15-60 mm |
| Archived: | For reference only |
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