Calcite with Hematite
specimen number:
1392092
location:
Montreal mine, Iron Co., Wisconsin, USA
description:
Pink crystallized balls of calcite measuring to 2.5 cm in diameter set attractively up on a hematite matrix. In excellent condition. Crystallized completely all around. At one time the specimen was part of the collection of John Brottlund, a miner who worked at the Montreal mine. He was responsible for a large majority of the specimen saved from the crusher. This is fluorescent.
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