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Calcite & Amethyst

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Calcite & Amethyst

Classic Locality

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Description
Locality: 
Juchem Quarry, Niederwörresbach, Herrstein, Birkenfeld, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
Class: 
Combination
Size Range: 
Cabinet (10-18 cm)
Size: 
10.9 × 2.8 × 2.1 cm
Description

A group of intense orange calcite crystals set on light glossy amethyste crystals - a typical but nice and aesthetic sample from this famous classic locality.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Calcite

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

Amethyst

Variety Of: 

Quartz

Formula: 
SiO2
Strunz: 
4.DA.05
Hardness: 
7.0
Formula: 
SiO2
Hardness: 
0.0
Colour: 
Purple