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Calcite

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Calcite from Calcite Opertor's mine, San Diego Co., California, United States - BC52716
Calcite from Calcite Opertor's mine, San Diego Co., California, United States - BC52716

Calcite

#BC52716
Availability
Sold
Size
16 x 12 x 8 cm - Cabinet 
Formula
CaCO3 (RRUFF)
Locality
Calcite Opertor's mine, San Diego Co., California, United States
Tagged
carbonate

The photos do not do this specimen justice. It is a large cabinet specimen of white, bladed Calcite to 4cm. All the crystals are sharp and well-formed. In between the larger Calcite crystals are tiny 1cm and less white Calcite crystals. Very lustrous, beautiful display piece.

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
3 

Data courtesy of Webmineral.

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