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Calcite and Quartz from Camp Bird Mine, Ouray, Colorado

 
Calcite and Quartz from Camp Bird Mine, Ouray, Colorado

DESCRIPTION:No. 9794
Mineral:Calcite and Quartz
Locality:Camp Bird Mine, Ouray, Colorado
Description:Slender white quartz crystal 6 cm long nestled in complex cluster of opaque brown-tan calcite scalenohedral crystals to 5 cm long. Ex. Mary and Gardner Miller Calcite Collection #3401 (See article: The Miller Calcite Collection in Mineralogical Record v.18#6)
Overall Size:9x6x6 cm
Crystals:3-6 cm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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