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Calcite (twinned crystals) from Verkhniy Mine, Dalnegorsk, Primorskiy Kray, Russia

 
Calcite (twinned crystals) from Verkhniy Mine, Dalnegorsk, Primorskiy Kray, Russia

Calcite (twinned crystals) from Verkhniy Mine, Dalnegorsk, Primorskiy Kray, Russia

Calcite (twinned crystals) from Verkhniy Mine, Dalnegorsk, Primorskiy Kray, Russia

Photo below under shortwave ultraviolet illumination:
Calcite (twinned crystals) from Verkhniy Mine, Dalnegorsk, Primorskiy Kray, Russia

DESCRIPTION:No. 55781
Mineral:Calcite (twinned crystals)
Locality:Verkhniy Mine, Dalnegorsk, Primorskiy Kray, Russia
Description:Transparent parallel prismatic calcite crystals twinned through the middle of the specimen on the {01*8} plane. The calcite crystals have satin luster with irregular patterns on the prism faces and fluoresce bright orange under UV illumination.
Overall Size:5.5x5.5x2 cm
Crystals:55 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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