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Agate & Calcite

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Description
Locality: 
Ysterputs Farm 254, Karasburg West, Karas Region, Namibia
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
9.5 × 5 × 6.2 cm
Description

A beautiful shaped specimen of blue lace agate and calcite that came out from Ysterputz mine. Southern Namibia. Blue lace agate is famous the world over for cutting and polishing. A very fine specimen... Weight: 412gr.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Agate

Variety Of: 

Chalcedony

Hardness: 
6.5 - 7.0
Formula: 
SiO2
Hardness: 
0.0

Calcite

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