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Calcite on Sphalerite (Spinel Law twinned) from Second Sovietskiy Mine, Dalnegorsk, Primorskiy Kray, Russia

Photo below under longwave ultraviolet illumination:

DESCRIPTION:	No. 81620
Mineral:	Calcite on Sphalerite (Spinel Law twinned)
Locality:	Second Sovietskiy Mine, Dalnegorsk, Primorskiy Kray, Russia
Description:	Lustrous translucent white rhombic calcite crystals to 15 mm overgrown on lustrous black sphalerite crystals to 18 mm that are twinned following the Spinel Law on the {111} plane. The calcite fluoresces orange under longwave ultraviolet illumination. Ex. S. Kelland collection; acquired in 2011 from J. Fast
Overall Size:	7.5x5.5x5.5 cm
Crystals:	6-18 mm
Archived:	For reference only

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