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Object Name |
Calcite |
Object Description |
Sample of light gray fine-grained limestone covered with small and large pale yellow translucent scalenohedral crystals of calcite. Some are doubly terminated, the largest of which is just over four centimeters long. |
Rock type |
Mineral |
Chemical Comp |
Calcium carbonate |
Crystal System |
Hexagonal |
Sp Grav. |
2.7 |
Hardness |
3 |
Luster |
Vitreous |
Streak |
White |
Fracture |
Conchoidal |
Classification |
Geology |
Search Terms |
Mineral |
Dimensions |
H-5.12 W-7.284 L-7.934 inches |
Catalog Number |
8722 |