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Calcite

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Description
Locality: 
Wenshan, Yunnan Province, China (Peoples Republic)
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
9 × 7.6 × 6.5 cm
Description

A crazy assemble of elongated snowy white and highly lustrous branches of calcite set on matrix. The end points partly remind more to a quartz crystal - they are really amazing and each one shows new exceiting details. No significant damages to report, looks great in each angle.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Calcite

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