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Calcite

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Description
Locality: 
Iraí, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
9.5 × 7.5 × 3 cm
Description

A typical example of white Calcite from Irai, Brazil showing a red fluorescence under UV-light. One crystal is damaged.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Calcite

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