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Calcite with Dolomite from Maye Quarry, Aughamore, County Sligo, Ireland

 
Calcite with Dolomite from Maye Quarry, Aughamore, County Sligo, Ireland

Calcite with Dolomite from Maye Quarry, Aughamore, County Sligo, Ireland

DESCRIPTION:No. 57593
Mineral:Calcite with Dolomite
Locality:Maye Quarry, Aughamore, County Sligo, Ireland
Description:Translucent greenish-yellow calcite crystals with rhombohedral faces that that are etched selectively resulting in linear surface patterns following the underlying crystal structure. Lustrous parallel white dolomite crystals to 2 mm are on the bottom. Collected in July 1997
Overall Size:3.5x3x2.5 cm
Crystals:1-26 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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