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Calcite & Chalcedony

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Calcite & Chalcedony

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Description
Locality: 
Slanec Quarry, Košice County, Košice Region, Slovakia (Slovak Republic)
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
7 × 4.1 × 1.1 cm
Description

Very aesthetic sample of yellow calcite crystals perched on blue chalcedony. No damage! Unique find from 2013.

Free delivery to Munich Mineral Show on October 25, 2013

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Calcite

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

Chalcedony

Variety Of: 

Quartz

Formula: 
SiO2
Strunz: 
4.DA.05
Hardness: 
7.0
Hardness: 
6.5 - 7.0
Streak: 
White
Type Locality: 
Kadıköy (Chalcedon), Istanbul Province, Marmara Region, Turkey