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Calcite from Portland Mine, Black Mountains, Mohave County, Arizona

 
Calcite from Portland Mine, Black Mountains, Mohave County, Arizona

Calcite from Portland Mine, Black Mountains, Mohave County, Arizona

Calcite from Portland Mine, Black Mountains, Mohave County, Arizona

Calcite from Portland Mine, Black Mountains, Mohave County, Arizona

Calcite from Portland Mine, Black Mountains, Mohave County, Arizona

Calcite from Portland Mine, Black Mountains, Mohave County, Arizona

Calcite from Portland Mine, Black Mountains, Mohave County, Arizona

Calcite from Portland Mine, Black Mountains, Mohave County, Arizona

Photo below under shortwave ultraviolet illumination:
Calcite from Portland Mine, Black Mountains, Mohave County, Arizona

DESCRIPTION:No. 73440
Mineral:Calcite
Locality:Portland Mine, Black Mountains, Mohave County, Arizona
Description:Large cluster of lustrous transparent colorless calcite crystals covering one face of brown matrix. The calcite crystals are tapered prismatic hexagonal form with basal pinacoid terminations modified by first- and second-order pyramidal edge faces. Ex. Dick Morris and Mark Hay; collected ca. 2003
Overall Size:9.5x6x4.5 cm
Crystals:5-18 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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