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Calcite on Quartz with sulfide inclusions from Yaogangxian Mine, Nanling Mountains, Hunan, China

 
Calcite on Quartz with sulfide inclusions from Yaogangxian Mine, Nanling Mountains, Hunan, China

Calcite on Quartz with sulfide inclusions from Yaogangxian Mine, Nanling Mountains, Hunan, China

Calcite on Quartz with sulfide inclusions from Yaogangxian Mine, Nanling Mountains, Hunan, China

Calcite on Quartz with sulfide inclusions from Yaogangxian Mine, Nanling Mountains, Hunan, China

Calcite on Quartz with sulfide inclusions from Yaogangxian Mine, Nanling Mountains, Hunan, China

Calcite on Quartz with sulfide inclusions from Yaogangxian Mine, Nanling Mountains, Hunan, China

Calcite on Quartz with sulfide inclusions from Yaogangxian Mine, Nanling Mountains, Hunan, China

DESCRIPTION:No. 63065
Mineral:Calcite on Quartz with sulfide inclusions
Locality:Yaogangxian Mine, Nanling Mountains, Hunan, China
Description:Lustrous transparent pale-gray quartz crystal coated on the rear half with translucent white calcite crystals to 0.5 mm. Scattered throughout the quartz crystal are inclusions of several sulfide minerals, probably pyrite, pyrrhotite, galena.
Overall Size:8x5x4 cm
Crystals:0.5-80 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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