Quartz replacing Calcite
specimen number:
7992875
location:
Silver Lake Mine, Round Mountain, Silverton, Animas, San Juan Co., Colorado, USA
description:
Sparkling crystals of quartz in the process of replacing previous scalenohedral crystals of calcite measuring to almost 3.5 cm in height, this all across the top of a thin matrix. This is crystallized completely all around and in great condition. The specimen comes with a previous antique label as seen at the end of the video.
Size: 10.5 x 9.0 x 4.0 cm (cabinet)
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