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Calcite, Quartz (Var: Chalcedony)


Calcite, Quartz (Var: Chalcedony)

Photo Copyright © Alan Goldstein  - This image is copyrighted. Unauthorized reproduction prohibited.
Locality: US 27 roadcut, Halls Gap, Lincoln Co., Kentucky, USA
Calcite is common at Halls Gap. Crystals are negative rhombs which are often intergrown to the point of forming hemispherical masses. This geode is about 6 cm wide and is covered in a variety of quartz called chalcedony. Specimen is in the collection of, and photographed by, Alan Goldstein.

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Photo added: 26th Nov 2004



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