Calcite on Pyrite
specimen number:
1822054
location:
San Antonio Mine, Santa Eulalia, Aquiles Serdan, Chihuahua, Mexico
description:
Colorless gemmy lustrous scalenohedral crystals of calcite to 3.5 cm in size on a matrix rich and pyrite. Minimal micro-cleaving present, this still in good condition. Some of the crystals exhibit twinning. The specimen at one time was part of the collection of famed Mexican mineral collector Miguel Romero and comes with a label stating so.
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