AllMinerals/JohnBetts-FineMinerals > Online Mineral Museum Photographic Archive > Minerals from Peru > Calcite on Sphalerite and Pyrite |
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DESCRIPTION: | No. 8901 |
Mineral: | Calcite on Sphalerite and Pyrite |
Locality: | Huaron, Peru |
Description: | Complex crystals of colorless calcite to 2 cm across on matrix of sphalerite crystals to 1 cm and pyrite crystals to 1 cm. Fluoresces red-orange under UV illumination. Ex. Cilen collection #8661 |
Overall Size: | 5x4x3 cm |
Crystals: | 1-2 cm |
Archived: | For reference only |
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