AllMinerals/JohnBetts-FineMinerals > Online Mineral Museum Photographic Archive > Minerals from Curaçao > Calcite |
DESCRIPTION: | No. 63149 |
Mineral: | Calcite |
Locality: | Nieuwpoort, 9 km southeast of Willemstad, Curaçao |
Description: | Complex conical formation of radiating translucent yellow-to-white scalenohedral calcite crystals to 20 mm extending outwards from a central spine of calcite. The calcite crystals fluoresce white under SW UV illumination, and phosphoresce. Ex. Robert P. Bates (1926-2008) Collection #1340 |
Overall Size: | 8x5.5x4 cm |
Crystals: | 1-20 mm |
Archived: | For reference only |
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