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Calcite

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Description
Locality: 
San Giovanni Mine, Punta della Torre, Iglesias, Carbonia-Iglesias Province, Sardinia, Italy
Class: 
Crystal Group/Cluster
Size Range: 
Cabinet (10-18 cm)
Size: 
12.5 × 7 × 7 cm
Weight: 
472.00gr
Description

Big specimen of creamy-white calcite-scalenohedrons. The largest crystal (9.8 cm) is a doubl-terminated twin - unfortunately one tip is broken. Some smaller crystals also show broken tips, but the overall display look is still rather nice.

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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