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Calcite

Classic Locality

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Description
Locality: 
Bad Bleiberg, Villach-Land District, Carinthia, Austria
Class: 
Crystal Group/Cluster
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
4.8 × 4.2 × 3.5 cm
Description

One complete exposed, intense orange crystal with great structure - some of these stepped faces are lustrous, others on satiny luster. Overall a lot of contrast and lot of details. A more uncommon and eye-catching smaple 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