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Calcite

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Description
Locality: 
Leiping Mine, Guiyang County, Hunan Province, China (Peoples Republic)
Class: 
Crystal Group/Cluster
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
5 × 6 × 3 cm
Largest Crystal: 
5.00cm
Weight: 
40.00gr
Description

Classic and lustrous 'butterfly' twin calcite with a red hematite stained phantom. These crystals are so sharp they can be used asa a knife and have glass like lustre. It has a nice 3D effect and of course is damage free.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Calcite

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