Calcite with Pyrite, Sphalerite
specimen number:
1651782
location:
Long Clough Mine, Nenthead, Cumbria, England, UK
description:
Colorless rhombohedral crystals of calcite to 0.6 cm in size across the top of this matrix with crystallized pyrite and sphalerite. In good condition. The calcite is brightly fluorescent red under longwave ultraviolet light.
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