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Calcite

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Description
Locality: 
Juchem Quarry, Niederwörresbach, Herrstein, Birkenfeld, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
6.5 × 5.7 × 4.7 cm
Description

A very nice old German classic. The orange calcite crystals developed a crown at the top of well balanced matrix. The calcite crystals show an attractive texture and satiny luster. Further you can see several amethyste crystals on the matrix, they are partly covered with tiny calcites. No significant 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