Calcite

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Locality: Vulcan Materials Company Quarry, Racine Co., Wisconsin, USA

Large cluster of scalenohedral calcite crystals with gray inclusions of microscopic marcasite. The specimen was cleaned in dilute acid to remove surface coating - the crystals are lustrous with rounded edges. Overall size of mineral specimen: 10x7x6 cm. Size of individual crystals: 1-3 cm.

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Photo added: 15th Nov 2002

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