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Calcite

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Description
Locality: 
Nesvik, Sunda, Faroe Islands, Denmark
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
1.3 × 5 × 2.6 cm
Largest Crystal: 
1.30cm
Weight: 
17.00gr
Description

A matrix of dark basalt has on one side a thin layer of thomsonite which is covered by milky white rhombohedrons of calcite. These exhibit a fine silky lustre, some peripheral damage and a few chips.

From the former Nesvik Quarry, now a recycling centre.

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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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