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Calcite var. Manganoan Calcite from Magma Mine, Superior District, Pinal County, Arizona

 
Calcite var. Manganoan Calcite from Magma Mine, Superior District, Pinal County, Arizona

Calcite var. Manganoan Calcite from Magma Mine, Superior District, Pinal County, Arizona

Calcite var. Manganoan Calcite from Magma Mine, Superior District, Pinal County, Arizona

Calcite var. Manganoan Calcite from Magma Mine, Superior District, Pinal County, Arizona

Photo below under shortwave ultraviolet illumination:
Calcite var. Manganoan Calcite from Magma Mine, Superior District, Pinal County, Arizona

DESCRIPTION:No. 75371
Mineral:Calcite var. Manganoan Calcite
Locality:Magma Mine, Superior District, Pinal County, Arizona
Description:Lustrous translucent pale-pink (nearly colorless) calcite crystals in complex plumose aggregates of parallel crystals on brown matrix. The calcite pink color is due to manganese impurities that also cause orange fluorescence under SW UV illumination. Collected ca. 1950
Overall Size:5x5x3 cm
Crystals:4-18 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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