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Calcite with Dolomite coating on Quartz from Djurkovo Mine, Laki, Rhodope Mountains, Bulgaria

 
Calcite with Dolomite coating on Quartz from Djurkovo Mine, Laki, Rhodope Mountains, Bulgaria

Calcite with Dolomite coating on Quartz from Djurkovo Mine, Laki, Rhodope Mountains, Bulgaria

Calcite with Dolomite coating on Quartz from Djurkovo Mine, Laki, Rhodope Mountains, Bulgaria

Calcite with Dolomite coating on Quartz from Djurkovo Mine, Laki, Rhodope Mountains, Bulgaria

DESCRIPTION:No. 60778
Mineral:Calcite with Dolomite coating on Quartz
Locality:Djurkovo Mine, Laki, Rhodope Mountains, Bulgaria
Description:Doubly-terminated scalenohedral calcite crystals to 28 mm with overgrowth of tan-colored dolomite microcrystals on the surfaces intermixed with translucent white quartz crystals to 15 mm. One calcite is incomplete revealing a white center.
Overall Size:6.5x5x4 cm
Crystals:micro to 28 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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