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Calcite

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Description
Locality: 
Meggen Mine, Lennestadt, Sauerland, North Rhine - Westphalia, Germany
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
9.1 × 6 × 2.9 cm
Weight: 
129.00gr
Description

Very nice calcite specimen from the meggen mine in lennestadt. On the top of greyish pointed rhombohedrons grown translucent, nearly colorless rhombohedrons with short prism like kanonenspat, but the prism isn't well terminated. However a very interesting calcite specimen from older sauerland mine.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Calcite

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