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Calcite var. iceland spar

#AH51407

Calcite var. iceland spar

#AH51407
Availability
Sold
Size
5.5 x 4 x 3 cm - Sm Cabinet 
Formula
CaCO3 (RRUFF)
Locality
Treasure Falls, Wolf Creek Pass, San Juan Mts, Mineral Co., Colorado, United States
Tagged
carbonate

Treasure Falls has more to offer besides Calcite. But this Calcite I thought was fun since it is double refrectory as seen by the doubled Hampson name.

Calcite

Formula
CaCO3 
Crystal System
Trigonal 
Crystal Habit
Crystalline - Coarse, Stalactitic, Massive 
Cleavage
Perfect, Perfect, Perfect 
Luster
Vitreous (Glassy) 
Color
colorless, white, pink, yellow, brown 
Streak
white 
Class
Trigonal - Hexagonal Scalenohedral 
Fracture
Brittle - Conchoidal 
Hardness

Data courtesy of Webmineral.

Collection
Arnold G Hampson Collection
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