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Calcite Psm Fossil

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Calcite Psm Fossil

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Description
Locality: 
Paulmy Quarry, Indre-et-Loire, Centre-Val de Loire, France
Class: 
Crystal Group/Cluster
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
8 × 7.2 × 3.9 cm
Description

Big specimen and in pristine condition of preservation of a fossilized sponge completely mineralized into calcite. From the Upper Cretaceous layers exploited last century near Paulmy.

Found by Paul Buelens in one of his collecting trip to this locality between 1978 and 1985. Impeccably cleaned.

Ex. Paul Buelens collection.

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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