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Calcite

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Description
Locality: 
Iberia mine, Cabezo Rajado, La Unión, Sierra de Cartagena, Murcia, Spain
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
4.8 × 4 × 2 cm
Weight: 
32.00gr
Description

Spectacular group of white calcite crystals with a pearlescent luster and staggered surfaces due to the growth phases. These pieces were found by myself  in 1976 shortly before closing the last mine in the area of the Cabezo Rajado.

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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