AllMinerals/JohnBetts-FineMinerals > Online Mineral Museum Photographic Archive > Minerals from England > Calcite |
DESCRIPTION: | No. 60555 |
Mineral: | Calcite |
Locality: | Egremont, West Cumberland Iron Mining District, Cumbria, England |
Description: | Lustrous transparent pale-pink (nearly colorless) calcite crystals coating all surfaces front and rear of convoluted, twisted plates. The calcite crystals are hexagonal prisms with scalenohedral terminations. The cluster sits upright without support. Ex. Dr. Donald Miller collection |
Overall Size: | 14x13x10 cm |
Crystals: | 4-20 mm |
Archived: | For reference only |
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