Calcite
specimen number:
3801692
location:
LaFarge quarry, Buffalo, Scott Co., Iowa, USA
description:
Very good example for this locality with colorless translucent scalenohedral crystals of calcite to 4.2 cm in length on a matrix mostly covered by previous generation of brown sparkling small rhombohedral calcite crystals. Slight cleaving present but still quite nice.
Size: 16.5 x 12.0 x 10.0 cm (large-cabinet)
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