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Calcite

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Description
Locality: 
Daye Iron Mine, Tieshan, Huangshi Prefectature, Hubei Province, China (Peoples Republic)
Class: 
Crystal Group/Cluster
Size Range: 
Cabinet (10-18 cm)
Size: 
11.2 × 6.8 × 6.2 cm
Description

A light calcite group, consisting of tiny stepped faces. All these faces, all these steps are razor sharp terminated and show excellent luster. On one side (and also on backside) the crystals show dark red color. Complete also backside, bottom was on the rock, undanaged.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Calcite

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