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Calcite

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Description
Locality: 
Lepoivre Quarry, Biesmerée, Mettet, Namur District, Belgium
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
3.5 × 2.5 × 2.5 cm
Largest Crystal: 
3.00cm
Description

A real belgian classic. Intense yellow crystal of calcite on a typical matrix of reddish smaller calcites. Contact to matrix on the top of the backside of the crystal. In my opinion biesmerée quarry produced the most beautiful belgian calcites. Old quarry, exploited in the early 1970's and abandoned since is nowadays a water supply for several cities. Out of the collection of J. Evlard, former manager at Mont-sur-marchienne quarry.

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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