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Calcite from Maye Quarry, Aughamore, County Sligo, Ireland

 
Calcite from Maye Quarry, Aughamore, County Sligo, Ireland

Calcite from Maye Quarry, Aughamore, County Sligo, Ireland

Calcite from Maye Quarry, Aughamore, County Sligo, Ireland

Calcite from Maye Quarry, Aughamore, County Sligo, Ireland

DESCRIPTION:No. 57606
Mineral:Calcite
Locality:Maye Quarry, Aughamore, County Sligo, Ireland
Description:Parallel intergrown translucent greenish-yellow calcite crystals with rhombohedral faces that that are etched causing a chatoyant surface luster due to many parallel microscopic faces that reflect illumination simultaneously. Collected in July 1997
Overall Size:4.5x4x2.5 cm
Crystals:18-36 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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