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Calcite

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Description
Locality: 
Daye County, Huangshi, Hubei Province, China (Peoples Republic)
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
9.5 × 6.2 × 5.2 cm
Description

A well-formed, doubly terminated, exposed calcite crystal resting on matrix with smaller dog tooth calcite crystals. The calcite shows a very high luster and is translucent to transparent in places. The attractive orange color comes from hematite inclusions and exhibits an indistinct phantom at one end. No significant damage to report.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Calcite

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