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Quartz & Calcite

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Quartz & Calcite

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Description
Locality: 
Trepča, Mitrovica District, Kosovo
Class: 
Combination
Size Range: 
Cabinet (10-18 cm)
Size: 
13.5 × 11.3 × 11 cm
Description

A spectacular piece! Sharp terminated milky quartz crystals are set on a huge beige calcite crystal. On the quartz crystals you can see tiny sharp and snowy white calcite crystals of second generation. The quartz crystals are growing in all directions. Contrast, aesthetic assemble in combination with the impressive dimension give a really spectacular visual impact to the piece! A small area backside was extracted from the rock. No significant damages to report.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Quartz

Formula: 
SiO2
Strunz: 
4.DA.05
Crystal System: 
Trigonal
Hardness: 
7.0
Streak: 
White

Calcite

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