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Calcite

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Description
Locality: 
La Sambre Quarry, Landelies, Montigny-le-Tilleul, Hainaut, Belgium
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
5.4 × 3.5 × 2.8 cm
Description

Some friends of mine visited the locality this year for field-collecting - the information that they got from workers in the quarry was really disappointing: the area which produced the calcites is non-productive since several years. So no new material was found since years and we also cannot expect any new stuff - each specimen from the locality should be ranked as rarity by now. The exposed main crystal shows excellent luster, yellow color and sharp termination. An aesthetic and fine sample, no significant damages to report.

Mineral Data
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Calcite

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