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| DESCRIPTION: | No. 75049 |
| Mineral: | Calcite |
| Locality: | Leiping Mine, Guiyang, Hunan, China |
| Description: | Lustrous transparent colorless calcite crystals on a plate of brown limonite gossan. The calcite crystals are elongated scalenohedral form with triangular cross-section (3-sided tapered prisms). Has excellent internal clarity and highly refractive. Ex. Betts #30873; collected ca. 2003 |
| Overall Size: | 35x30x25 mm |
| Crystals: | 2-35 mm |
| Archived: | For reference only |
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