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Calcite

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Description
Locality: 
Herold Lime Works, Thum, Ehrenfriedersdorf, Erzgebirge, Saxony, Germany
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Cabinet (10-18 cm)
Size: 
10.3 × 6.7 × 3.8 cm
Description

A good and typical specimen of clear and multifaced Calcite crystals in a typical habit,- the so-called "Canonspar".(Kanonenspat). The Calcite is highly lustrous and sharp edged. Despite the specimen has some clear imperfections it is anyway a great sample from this classic Saxonian locale.

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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