Calcite after Ikaite
specimen number:
5004380
location:
Olenitsa River, White Sea Coast, Murmansk Oblast, Russia
description:
An excellent example of what some call a glendonite, this basically calcite replacing previous crystals of ikaite. Classic material for this Russian locality, the specimen comes with two previous collection labels, one from the Fersman Museum in Moscow. The crystals measure to 3.0 cm in size.
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