Specimen #2272

Name: Calcite with Quartz

Type: Mineral

Locality: Yaogangxian Mine, Chenzhou Prefecture, Hunan Province, China

Favorite? N

Fluorescent? N

Size: 13.0 x 9.0 x 5.5 cm

Weight:

Acquired: 2011-06-14

Source: Auction: Dan Weinrich

Label: N

Comment: A 13.0 x 9.0 x 5.5 cm matrix of sparkling colorless partly transparent crystallized quartz, the top richly scattered with colorless translucent lenticular calcite crystals to 1.2 cm in size. Very light damage as seen in the photos.

Minerals: Calcite (CaCO₃) Quartz (SiO₂)

There are 2 pictures on file

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Calcite with Quartz, Yaogangxian Mine, Chenzhou Prefecture, Hunan Province, China - 13.0 x 9.0 x 5.5 cm

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Calcite with Quartz, Yaogangxian Mine, Chenzhou Prefecture, Hunan Province, China