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Calcite : CaCO3

Copper Queen Mine (Halero Mine), Queen Hill, Bisbee, Warren District, Mule Mts, Cochise Co., Arizona, USA

Stalactitic formation of white calcite with sprays of diverging crystals at the top termination. No damage. Overall size of mineral specimen: 7x4x3 cm. Size of individual crystals: 102 cm.
 © 2002 John H. BettsPhoto ID: 4098    View Count: 394

Calcite : CaCO3

Copper Queen Mine (Halero Mine), Queen Hill, Bisbee, Warren District, Mule Mts, Cochise Co., Arizona, USA

6.4 x 6.4 x 4.4 cm. Going way back miners at the classic Bisbee locality preserved specimens of the huge variety of calcite found within the mines, as they had no commercial value, but the miners recognized their beauty and variety. This specimen came out of the collection of Dave Stoudt, who had quite a broad array of Bisbee calcites in his ...
 © Rob LavinskyPhoto ID: 170697    View Count: 92

Calcite : CaCO3

Copper Queen Mine (Halero Mine), Queen Hill, Bisbee, Warren District, Mule Mts, Cochise Co., Arizona, USA

9.0 x 4.3 x 3.0 cm. This is a colorless, cave-growth calcite with good luster and translucence and spectacular flowing sculptural form. Ex. Carnegie Museum Collection.
 © Rob LavinskyPhoto ID: 184605    View Count: 56
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