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Calcite var. Manganoan Calcite, Quartz, Barite, Hematite from Montreal Mine, Gogebic Iron Range, Iron County, Wisconsin

 
Calcite var. Manganoan Calcite, Quartz, Barite, Hematite from Montreal Mine, Gogebic Iron Range, Iron County, Wisconsin

Calcite var. Manganoan Calcite, Quartz, Barite, Hematite from Montreal Mine, Gogebic Iron Range, Iron County, Wisconsin

Calcite var. Manganoan Calcite, Quartz, Barite, Hematite from Montreal Mine, Gogebic Iron Range, Iron County, Wisconsin

Calcite var. Manganoan Calcite, Quartz, Barite, Hematite from Montreal Mine, Gogebic Iron Range, Iron County, Wisconsin

Calcite var. Manganoan Calcite, Quartz, Barite, Hematite from Montreal Mine, Gogebic Iron Range, Iron County, Wisconsin

Calcite var. Manganoan Calcite, Quartz, Barite, Hematite from Montreal Mine, Gogebic Iron Range, Iron County, Wisconsin

Calcite var. Manganoan Calcite, Quartz, Barite, Hematite from Montreal Mine, Gogebic Iron Range, Iron County, Wisconsin

Calcite var. Manganoan Calcite, Quartz, Barite, Hematite from Montreal Mine, Gogebic Iron Range, Iron County, Wisconsin

DESCRIPTION:No. 74017
Mineral:Calcite var. Manganoan Calcite, Quartz, Barite, Hematite
Locality:Montreal Mine, Gogebic Iron Range, Iron County, Wisconsin
Description:Translucent pale-pink manganese-rich calcite crystals in hemispherical aggregates to 14 mm diameter in a shallow cavity lined with lustrous translucent pinkish-gray quartz crystals to 0.5 mm, red hematite, plus a few small white barite crystals to 4 mm. Collected ca. 1960
Overall Size:4x3x2.2 cm
Crystals:micro to 4 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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