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Calcite

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Description
Locality: 
San Antonio Mine, East Camp, Santa Eulalia, Aquiles Serdán Municipality, Chihuahua, Mexico
Size Range: 
Cabinet (10-18 cm)
Size: 
14.9 × 10.7 × 5.5 cm
Description

This is really an amazing specimen. The dark color is typically for the locality, but this particular specimen satnds out from the crowd: first because of it´s luster. Second uncommon point: one one side all crystals are covered by sharp tiny crystals of second generation. The crystals are all freestanding, the specimen shows a very good and tridimensional assemble. No significent damages to report.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Calcite

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