| AllMinerals/JohnBetts-FineMinerals > Online Mineral Museum Photographic Archive > Minerals from China > Calcite on Realgar |
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| DESCRIPTION: | No. 62170 |
| Mineral: | Calcite on Realgar |
| Locality: | Shimen Mine, Hunan Province, China |
| Description: | Lustrous transparent yellow scalenohedral calcite crystals to 30 mm on one face crystallized red-orange realgar. The calcite crystals are twinned on the {111} C-axis with distinct twin planes visible in the centers. |
| Overall Size: | 15x7x6 cm |
| Crystals: | 3-30 mm |
| Archived: | For reference only |
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