Calcite with Quartz
specimen number:
9507001
location:
Tien Shan mine, Caoxi, Longyan, Fujian, China
description:
Many glassy gemmy scalenohedral crystals of calcite measuring to 9.0 cm in size across the top of a crystallized quartz covered matrix. This is in super condition. The crystals exhibit neat internal inclusions as seen throughout. The calcite crystals are fluorescent red under longwave ultraviolet light.
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