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Calcite

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Description
Locality: 
Juchem Quarry, Niederwörresbach, Herrstein, Birkenfeld, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
Size Range: 
Cabinet (10-18 cm)
Size: 
12.4 × 9.8 × 3.5 cm
Largest Crystal: 
1.70cm
Description

Very fine specimen of unusually orange colored calcite, tinted by haematite. In parts the specimen looks a little "dirtied" by sand but a closer look reveals a second generation of crystals responsible for the effect.

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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