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Quartz and Calcite from Brownley Hill Mine, Nenthead, Alston Moor District, Cumbria, England

 
Quartz and Calcite from Brownley Hill Mine, Nenthead, Alston Moor District, Cumbria, England

Quartz and Calcite from Brownley Hill Mine, Nenthead, Alston Moor District, Cumbria, England

DESCRIPTION:No. 57569
Mineral:Quartz and Calcite
Locality:Brownley Hill Mine, Nenthead, Alston Moor District, Cumbria, England
Description:Lustrous transparent colorless quartz crystals to 20 mm with partial overgrowth of translucent yellowish tabular calcite crystals to 15 mm that are combination of rhombohedral and scalenohedral forms. Collected in 1991
Overall Size:9.5x8x4 cm
Crystals:1-20 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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