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Calcite & Caledonite

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Calcite & Caledonite

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Description
Locality: 
Iraí, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
Class: 
Combination
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
7.5 × 4 × 3.5 cm
Description

A spray of colorless calcite (pink UV) crystals with green caledonite

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Calcite

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

Caledonite

Formula: 
Pb5Cu2(SO4)3(CO3)(OH)6
Strunz: 
7.BC.50
Crystal System: 
Orthorhombic
Hardness: 
2.5 - 3.0
Type Locality: 
Leadhills, South Lanarkshire, Strathclyde (Lanarkshire), Scotland, UK