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Quartz Sceptre & Calcite

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Quartz Sceptre & Calcite

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Description
Locality: 
Christiana Mine, Kamariza, Agios Konstantinos, Lavrion District, Attiki Prefecture, Greece
Class: 
Single Crystal
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
4 × 2.7 × 2.4 cm
Description

A rare reverse scepter of quartz with some calcite attached on it. Reverse scepters are extremely rare from Greece and especially from Lavrion where decent quartz is very rare even in simple crystals, this is unique!

ex Konstantinos Papaspyropoulos collection.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Quartz

Formula: 
SiO2
Strunz: 
4.DA.05
Crystal System: 
Trigonal
Hardness: 
7.0
Streak: 
White

Calcite

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

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