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Calcite

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Description
Locality: 
Dalen-Kjørholt Mine, Kjørholt, Brevik, Porsgrunn, Vestfold og Telemark, Norway
Class: 
Single Crystal
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
2.9 × 1.6 × 1.1 cm
Description

Extremely interresting calcite from Norway. There was a first generation of calcite which was partly covered in sparkling chalcopyrite. Then there was a second generation which totally overgrew the crystal.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Calcite

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