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Calcite

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Description
Locality: 
Doña Ana County, New Mexico, United States of America
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
5.2 × 2 × 2.6 cm
Description

Nice specimen of black calcite, made up of both a layer of white calcite and a layer of black. The black grades from a very glossy black at the detachment points, to a lighter more velvety textured area for display. Larger images at www.mineralbrothers.com/index.php/?option=com_virtuemart&view=category&virtuemart_category_id=52

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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