Specimen #1838

Name: Sand calcite

Type: Mineral

Locality: Rattlesnake Butte, Jackson Co., South Dakota, USA

Favorite? N

Fluorescent? N

Size: 11 x 5 x 4 cm

Weight: 339

Acquired: 2010-01-05

Source: Trinity: Giovanni Signorelli

Label: N

Comment: Sculptural , aesthetic group of large scalenohedral calcite crystals grown with a sand matrix. Very peculiar and characteristic specimen.

Minerals: Calcite (CaCO₃)

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Sand calcite, Rattlesnake Butte, Jackson Co., South Dakota - 11 x 5 x 4 cm

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Sand calcite, Rattlesnake Butte, Jackson Co., South Dakota