Calcite with Chalcopyrite
specimen number:
1651172
location:
Cloud Hill quarry, Breedon on the Hill, Leicestershire, England, UK
description:
A loose cluster of lustrous highly translucent scalenohedral calcite crystals, these showing inclusions of crystallized chalcopyrite. Very minimal micro-chipping present, this still in good condition. Neat locality example for the species. This is fluorescent under shortwave ultraviolet light.
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