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Calcite

With Antique Label

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Description
Locality: 
St Andreasberg District, Lower Saxony, Germany
Class: 
Crystal Group/Cluster
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
4 × 3.5 × 3 cm
Description

Century old calcite crystal from St.Andreasberg district (locality written at lower line of old label) with damaged but decent old label. Specimen is from the collection of Spiridon Despozitos, mines owner and businessman active 1890-1920 in Athens. Calcite crystal is in fine condition and shows good magenda fluorescence under LWUV. Buyer gets specimen with old label as pictured.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Calcite

Polymorph of: 
Formula: 
CaCO3
Strunz: 
5.AB.05
Crystal System: 
Trigonal
Hardness: 
3.0
Streak: 
White

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