| AllMinerals/JohnBetts-FineMinerals > Online Mineral Museum Photographic Archive > Minerals from China > Calcite on Fluorite |
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| DESCRIPTION: | No. 70343 |
| Mineral: | Calcite on Fluorite |
| Locality: | Xianghualing Mine, 32 km north of Linwu, Hunan Province, China |
| Description: | Lustrous transparent gray calcite crystals to 20 mm over transparent green octahedral fluorite crystals to 20 mm. The calcite crystals are flattened rhombohedral form with silky luster on the broad termination faces. Collected ca. 2003 |
| Overall Size: | 8x5x3 cm |
| Crystals: | 5-20 mm |
| Archived: | For reference only |
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