Quartz on Calcite
specimen number:
9851183
location:
N'Chwaning Mines, Northern Cape, South Africa
description:
Scalenohedral crystals of calcite measuring to 2.7 cm in length on a matrix that is completely coated by sparkling crystals of colorless quartz. One termination is damaged as seen in the video. Still very nice.
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