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Dolomite and Calcite over Smoky Quartz from Cavnic Mine (Kapnikbanya), Maramures, Romania

 
Dolomite and Calcite over Smoky Quartz from Cavnic Mine (Kapnikbanya), Maramures, Romania

Dolomite and Calcite over Smoky Quartz from Cavnic Mine (Kapnikbanya), Maramures, Romania

Dolomite and Calcite over Smoky Quartz from Cavnic Mine (Kapnikbanya), Maramures, Romania

Dolomite and Calcite over Smoky Quartz from Cavnic Mine (Kapnikbanya), Maramures, Romania

Dolomite and Calcite over Smoky Quartz from Cavnic Mine (Kapnikbanya), Maramures, Romania

Dolomite and Calcite over Smoky Quartz from Cavnic Mine (Kapnikbanya), Maramures, Romania

Dolomite and Calcite over Smoky Quartz from Cavnic Mine (Kapnikbanya), Maramures, Romania

Dolomite and Calcite over Smoky Quartz from Cavnic Mine (Kapnikbanya), Maramures, Romania

Dolomite and Calcite over Smoky Quartz from Cavnic Mine (Kapnikbanya), Maramures, Romania

Dolomite and Calcite over Smoky Quartz from Cavnic Mine (Kapnikbanya), Maramures, Romania

DESCRIPTION:No. 72460
Mineral:Dolomite and Calcite over Smoky Quartz
Locality:Cavnic Mine (Kapnikbanya), Maramures, Romania
Description:Large elongated plate of lustrous transparent medium-smoky quartz crystals to 40 mm overgrown on the rear-oriented faces with translucent pale-tan rhombic dolomite crystals to 3 mm and scalenohedral translucent white calcite crystals to 14 mm. Collected ca. 1995. Smoky color due to irradiation
Overall Size:29x13x8 cm
Crystals:1-40 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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