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Analcime with Calcite from Croft Quarry, Leicestershire, England

 
Analcime with Calcite from Croft Quarry, Leicestershire, England

Photo below under shortwave ultraviolet illumination:
Analcime with Calcite from Croft Quarry, Leicestershire, England

DESCRIPTION:No. 58409
Mineral:Analcime with Calcite
Locality:Croft Quarry, Leicestershire, England
Description:Lustrous transparent-to-translucent trapezohedral analcime crystals to 19 mm with a few translucent white calcite crystals to 3.5 mm which are easily identifiable because they fluoresce orange under SW UV illumination. Ex. W. Keller #9451; ex. P. Freeman (UK)
Overall Size:28x25x20 mm
Crystals:1-19 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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