Calcite (acid dipped)
specimen number:
1881167
location:
Picher Field, Tri-State District, Oklahoma, USA
description:
A loose cluster of pale yellow translucent scalenohedral calcite crystals. This has been dipped in acid to improve the luster. That is very typical of material collected from this area in the 1960s.
Size: 13.0 x 10.0 x 7.0 cm (cabinet)
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