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Calcite

Ex J & S Mommers Collection

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Description
Locality: 
North Mine, Broken Hill, Yancowinna County, New South Wales, Australia
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
6.8 × 5.6 × 2 cm
Description

A fine plate of golden transparent calcite crystals, an uncommon colour for Broken Hill on a bed of small crude sphalerite crystals with some minor pyrite and tiny orange spessartine crystals on the reverse side of the specimen.

Acquired from the Jose Rees 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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