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Calcite

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Description
Locality: 
Papandayan Volcano, Java Barat Province, Java, Indonesia
Class: 
Massive/Crystalline
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
7 × 5.5 × 2.5 cm
Description

Bumblebee Jasper is the trade name for colorful fibrous calcite found at Mount Papandayan, West Java, Indonesia. The intense color of yellow and orange gives a good contrast to the dark colored banded parts. Well-polished all over to bring out the beauty.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Calcite

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