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Calcite on Calcite from Leiping Mine, Guiyang, Hunan, China

 
Calcite on Calcite from Leiping Mine, Guiyang, Hunan, China

Calcite on Calcite from Leiping Mine, Guiyang, Hunan, China

Calcite on Calcite from Leiping Mine, Guiyang, Hunan, China

Calcite on Calcite from Leiping Mine, Guiyang, Hunan, China

Photo below under shortwave ultraviolet illumination:
Calcite on Calcite from Leiping Mine, Guiyang, Hunan, China

DESCRIPTION:No. 51465
Mineral:Calcite on Calcite
Locality:Leiping Mine, Guiyang, Hunan, China
Description:Two generations of transparent colorless calcite: an elongated scalenohedral calcite crystal 45 mm long with a rhombohedral 30 mm calcite crystal overgrown on the termination tip of the first crystal, plus smaller crystals overgrown on the sides. Ex. Larry Krause (1945-2010) collection
Overall Size:5.5x5x4 cm
Crystals:3-45 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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