Calcite with Chalcopyrite
specimen number:
1341461
location:
Brushy Creek mine, Reynolds Co., Missouri, USA
description:
A fine cluster of scalenohedral calcite crystals measuring to 3.0 cm in size. These are lightly dusted with microscopic iridescent sparkling crystals of chalcopyrite. Some cleaving is present, this is minimal however in the specimen is in good condition. These were first collected in the 1970s. In the middle 1990s Top Gem Minerals did a contract collecting project here as well. These are all from one large pocket.
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