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Calcite over stalactitic Aragonite from Guilin, Guangxi, China

 
Calcite over stalactitic Aragonite from Guilin, Guangxi, China

Calcite over stalactitic Aragonite from Guilin, Guangxi, China

Calcite over stalactitic Aragonite from Guilin, Guangxi, China

Calcite over stalactitic Aragonite from Guilin, Guangxi, China

DESCRIPTION:No. 66110
Mineral:Calcite over stalactitic Aragonite
Locality:Guilin, Guangxi, China
Description:Lustrous transparent colorless calcite crystals to 4 mm covering all surfaces of three parallel translucent finger-shaped formations of brown aragonite. The calcite crystals are hexagonal prisms with scalenohedral termination faces.
Overall Size:7x3.5x2 cm
Crystals:2-4 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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