AllMinerals/JohnBetts-FineMinerals > Online Mineral Museum Photographic Archive > Minerals from England > Calcite var. Cobaltoan Calcite |
DESCRIPTION: | No. 54442 |
Mineral: | Calcite var. Cobaltoan Calcite |
Locality: | Tynebottom Mine, Garrigill, Alston Moor District, Cumbria, England |
Description: | Vivid magenta-purple translucent calcite microcrystals lining the surfaces of a small cavity in gray matrix. The intense color of the calcite is caused by cobalt impurities and these are commonly labeled cobaltoan calcite. From one-time find collected by John and Robert Lawson in May 1987 |
Overall Size: | 3x2x1 cm |
Crystals: | 0.5 mm |
Archived: | For reference only |
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