Specimen #680

Name: Calcite

Type: Mineral

Locality: Fengjiashan Mine (Daye Copper Mine), Daye County, Hubei Province, China

Favorite? N

Fluorescent? N

Size: 19 x 3.5 x 3 cm

Weight: 117

Acquired: 2008-06-02

Source: Trinity: Kevin Conroy

Label: Y

Comment: Extremely elongated calcite crystals form this cluster. It looks like they grew as a single stalactite, and then developed multiple terminations. There are dozens of smaller crystals growing on the main crystals. From a new find, I've never seen any calcite crystals like this. (Alas, broke and had to repair).

Minerals: Calcite (CaCO₃)

There are 3 pictures on file

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Calcite, Fengjiashan Mine (Daye Copper Mine), Daye County, Hubei Province, China, 19 x 3.5 x 3 cm

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Calcite, Fengjiashan Mine (Daye Copper Mine), Daye County, Hubei Province, China

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Calcite, Fengjiashan Mine (Daye Copper Mine), Daye County, Hubei Province, China