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Calcite

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Description
Locality: 
Xingyi County, Qianxinan, Guizhou Province, China (Peoples Republic)
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
6 × 4 × 4 cm
Description

An orange chalcedony matrix has a coating of tiny calcites, followed by a deposition of acicular crystals which in turn have blebs of white crystals perched on top.

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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