Calcite from Bigrigg Mine, near Egremont, Cumbria, England
| DESCRIPTION: | No. 62831
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| Mineral: | Calcite
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| Locality: | Bigrigg Mine, near Egremont, Cumbria, England |
| Description: | Elongated colorless transparent calcite crystals with remnants of dark iron-rich matrix in the bottom where it was attached. The calcite crystals are hexagonal prisms with complex scalenohedral terminations topped with rhombohedral faces. Ex. Franklin Minerals Museum, donated by A. Lazowski |
| Overall Size: | 7.5x6x4 cm |
| Crystals: | 5-28 mm |
| Archived: | For reference only |
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