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Object Name |
Calcite |
Object Description |
Specimen is a cluster of ten pale yellow translucent scalenohedral calcite crystals formed on a triangular base of microcrystalline calcite. Largest crystal is approximately six centimeters long. |
Rock type |
Mineral |
Chemical Comp |
Calcium carbonate |
Crystal System |
Hexagonal |
Sp Grav. |
2.7 |
Hardness |
3 |
Luster |
Vitreous/Glassy |
Streak |
White |
Fracture |
Conchoidal |
Classification |
Geology |
Search Terms |
Mineral |
Dimensions |
H-4.83 W-9.215 L-16.6 cm |
Catalog Number |
8649A |