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Rock Crystal & Calcite

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Rock Crystal & Calcite

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Description
Locality: 
Piz Beverin, Mathon, Schams, Hinterrhein, Grisons, Switzerland
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
6.8 × 5 × 6 cm
Largest Crystal: 
5.50cm
Description

This is a beautiful specimen of a gemmy rock crystals and silky, lenticular calcite crystals from a famous alpine locale in Switzerland

Rare and attractive specimen from J. Henrich collection - collected 2003

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Rock Crystal

Variety Of: 

Quartz

Formula: 
SiO2
Strunz: 
4.DA.05
Hardness: 
7.0
Formula: 
Hardness: 
0.0

Calcite

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