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- Santa Eulalia, Chihuahua, Mexico
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- CaCO3
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- Cabinet 12x9x4cm
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- carbonate
Scalenohedral Calcite crystals to 3cm with a second generation of more complex Calcite wrapping around the first generation. The first generation often has a thin veneer of iron-oxide coating and also shows some phantoms, while the second generation has a bright orange layer. Super specimen, a classic locality for Mexico brought out in the early 1970's and virtually unobtainable these days.
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- Santa Eulalia, Chihuahua, Mexico
- Formula
- CaCO3
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- Cabinet 15x8x3cm
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- carbonate
An eye pleasing specimen of rhombic Calcite with selective corners coated by iron oxide. The largest crystal is 3cm.
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- Santa Eulalia, Chihuahua, Mexico
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- CaCO3
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- Cabinet 13x10x7cm
This is an interesting specimen of a Calcite cluster once called the "Mariposa" habit. These are scalenohedral crystals to 3cm some coated with a thin veneer of chocolate iron oxide. There is a second generation of colorless, complex Calcite on top of the aforementioned Calcite. A third generation can be seen as smalle 1-3mm Calcite crystals occupying the terminations of some of the crystals. Acquired by Hampson in 1971. These Calcites are rarely offered on the market these days. It is a classic for Mexico.
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- Mina Ojuela, Mapimi, Durango, Mexico
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- CaCO3
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- Cabinet 14x8x9cm
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- carbonate
Amazing chocolate brown scalenohedral crystals to 3cm in a geode-like setting.
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- Faraday mine, Hastings Co., Ontario, Canada
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- CaCO3
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- Miniature 5x3.5x1.7cm
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- carbonate
A cleaved Calcite piece with incredible inclusions of Chalcopyrite stringers and unknown "grated" red planes of perhaps alco Chalcopyrite(?).
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- Charcas, San Luis Potosi, Mexico
- Formula
- CaCO3
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- Cabinet 13x7x6cm
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- carbonate
Classic locality for this form of Calcite known as "poker-chip calcite". This one is in great shape with the largest crystal to 6cm. All the crystals have that unique grey band at the center.
