| AllMinerals/JohnBetts-FineMinerals > Online Mineral Museum Photographic Archive > Minerals from Mexico > Calcite with Cinnabar inclusions |
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| DESCRIPTION: | No. 80758 |
| Mineral: | Calcite with Cinnabar inclusions |
| Locality: | Santa Eulalia District, Aquiles Serdán, Chihuahua, Mexico |
| Description: | Vivid red cinnabar inclusions inside lustrous transparent colorless calcite crystals to 7 mm. The calcite crystals are flattened rhombohedral form and the cinnabar forms phantom-growth zones caused by deposition on an early generation of the calcite. Ex. Nancy Collins collection; collected ca. 1970 |
| Overall Size: | 8x7x3 cm |
| Crystals: | micro to 7 mm |
| Archived: | For reference only |
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