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Calcite with sand inclusions from Rattlesnake Butte, Shannon County, South Dakota

 
Calcite with sand inclusions from Rattlesnake Butte, Shannon County, South Dakota

Calcite with sand inclusions from Rattlesnake Butte, Shannon County, South Dakota

Calcite with sand inclusions from Rattlesnake Butte, Shannon County, South Dakota

DESCRIPTION:No. 56689
Mineral:Calcite with sand inclusions
Locality:Rattlesnake Butte, Shannon County, South Dakota
Description:Doubly-terminated calcite crystal with gray sand inclusions (commonly called Sand Calcite). The calcite crystal is complete on all faces except for a contact on the bottom where it intersected an adjacent calcite crystal. Ex. Thomas A. Penney (1934-2019) collection #364, collected in the 1970s.
Overall Size:9.5x4x3.5 cm
Crystals:8-95 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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