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Calcite

Ex. Rohlach Collection (Sth. Aust.)

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Description
Locality: 
Picton Quarry, Picton, Wollondilly Shire, New South Wales, Australia
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
8.5 × 7.5 × 4 cm
Description

A lovely specimen from this lesser known Quarry, featuring long white tapering crystals of calcite up to 4cm long. The calcite is a amber colour but seems to have a secondary regrowth of white calcite on the surface.

One crystal has suffered damage showing the original calcite inside.

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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