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Calcite

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Description
Locality: 
Tsumeb Mine, Otavi Highlands, Namibia
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
5.5 × 4.7 × 3.4 cm
Description

Translucent rhombs of calcite which I think have a very slight pinkish hue.
An attractive display specimen from a classic locality.

Condition
General: 
Fair - locality specimen
Main Display: 
Good - some peripheral damage
Lustre: 
Waxy
Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Calcite

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