Calcite with Quartz
specimen number:
1115045
location:
Deardorff mine, Hardin Co., Illinois, USA
description:
Pale yellowish to colorless crystallized calcite over the top of a crystallized quartz matrix. Micro-chipping present, this still quite nice for this very old locality. The calcite crystals are brightly fluorescent under longwave ultraviolet light.
Size: 19.0 x 10.0 x 7.5 cm (large-cabinet)
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