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Calcite over Mimetite from Santa Eulalia District, Aquiles Serdán, Chihuahua, Mexico

 
Calcite over Mimetite from Santa Eulalia District, Aquiles Serdán, Chihuahua, Mexico

Calcite over Mimetite from Santa Eulalia District, Aquiles Serdán, Chihuahua, Mexico

Calcite over Mimetite from Santa Eulalia District, Aquiles Serdán, Chihuahua, Mexico

Calcite over Mimetite from Santa Eulalia District, Aquiles Serdán, Chihuahua, Mexico

Calcite over Mimetite from Santa Eulalia District, Aquiles Serdán, Chihuahua, Mexico

Calcite over Mimetite from Santa Eulalia District, Aquiles Serdán, Chihuahua, Mexico

DESCRIPTION:No. 71955
Mineral:Calcite over Mimetite
Locality:Santa Eulalia District, Aquiles Serdán, Chihuahua, Mexico
Description:Lustrous transparent colorless rhombohedral calcite crystals to 2.5 mm over translucent yellow mimetite microcrystals in hemispherical aggregates to 4 mm diameter. The mimetite crystals on the rear are not overgrown with calcite. Ex. Morse collection, collected ca. 1995
Overall Size:5x3.5x2 cm
Crystals:0.1-2.5 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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