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| DESCRIPTION: | No. 63159 |
| Mineral: | Calcite (twinned crystals) |
| Locality: | Sokolovskiy-Sarbaiskiy Mine, Rudnyy, Kustanay Oblast, Kazakhstan |
| Description: | Flawless transparent yellow rhombohedral calcite crystals on plate of gray matrix. There are four distinct calcite crystals and they exhibit penetration twinning on the {00*1} plane. This locality is famous for these twinned calcite crystals. Ex. Mort Metersky collection #Ca-881, director of International Calcite Collectors Association |
| Overall Size: | 5x5x3 cm |
| Crystals: | 15-45 mm |
| Archived: | For reference only |
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