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Calcite, Malachite
West portal
collected by Robert Stoufer 1990
Mine: Copper Rivet mine
County: Sinbad Valley
Location: Sinbad Valley
Dimensions: 30 x 18 x 34 mm [1 1/8 x 5/8 x 1 3/8"]
Mineral: Calcite
Nice mostly clear light yellow scalenohedral crystals of calcite with a matrix of green micro-botryoidal malachite mixed with limonite. Some of the calcite faces have iron staining. The smaller calcite crystal shows twinning, and both crystals have some inclusions of bright green malachite toward the base. Reference #SM199.
Price: $40.00 Add to Cart
