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Calcite

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Description
Locality: 
Rüssingen Quarry, Göllheim, Palatinate, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
6.8 × 5.4 × 2.7 cm
Description

Very beautiful massive, crystalline calcite, zonar colored. This so-called "honey calcite" was once found in large boulders up to several tons in limestone, but those days are long gone. Rarely the color was so impressive as in this sample.

Mineral Data
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Calcite

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

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