Calcite
specimen number:
1655433
location:
Egremont, Cumbria, England, UK
description:
The top of this hematite matrix is covered with colorless lustrous translucent to transparent scalenohedral calcite crystals measuring to 1.0 cm in size. Some cleaving present, still a nice large cabinet piece of this famous material.
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