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Calcite

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Description
Locality: 
Oberschlema, Bad Schlema, Erzgebirge, Saxony, Germany
Class: 
Crystal Group/Cluster
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
5.5 × 4.5 × 3 cm
Description

Excellent Calcite up to 50mm with Hematite from "Objekt 2 / Schacht 4 ; Teufe -360m 1956", Gallus-Stollen, Oberschlema, Erzgebirge, Saxony in Germany

From an old Wismut mining collection, especially the detailed description/provenance make this specimen so interesting!

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Calcite

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