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Calcite & Chlorite

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Calcite & Chlorite

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Description
Locality: 
Daye County, Huangshi, Hubei Province, China (Peoples Republic)
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
6 × 6 × 5 cm
Largest Crystal: 
4.00cm
Description

Years ago this kind of specimens could be found on many mineral shows, today they became much harder to get. The combination of fine calcite, partly covered by a thin layer of hematite in association with chlorite is a classic in my mind. This specimen shows high lustrous calcite which is partly covered by hematite. The resulting contrast is very attractive. The main-crystals (up to 4 cm long) are free from chlorite, only the smaller ones on the matrix are covered. 

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Calcite

Polymorph of: 
Formula: 
CaCO3
Strunz: 
5.AB.05
Crystal System: 
Trigonal
Hardness: 
3.0
Streak: 
White

Chlorite

Synonym Of: 

Chlorite Group

Group Parent: 
Chlorite
Crystal System: 
Monoclinic
Hardness: 
2 - 2.5
Colour: 
Green, Grey, Brown
Streak: 
colourless

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