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Calcite & Quartz

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Description
Locality: 
Cavnic Mine, Maramureș County, Romania
Class: 
Combination
Size Range: 
Cabinet (10-18 cm)
Size: 
10.6 × 10.3 × 8.9 cm
Description

Very unique and eye-catching combination from Romania. These were discovered in 1971 and are one of a kind. It features very sculptural pseudomorph from this historic mining district. Sparkly, sugary, drusy quartz has casted sharp calcite scalenohedrons.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Calcite

Polymorph of: 
Formula: 
CaCO3
Strunz: 
5.AB.05
Crystal System: 
Trigonal
Hardness: 
3.0
Streak: 
White

Quartz

Formula: 
SiO2
Strunz: 
4.DA.05
Crystal System: 
Trigonal
Hardness: 
7.0
Streak: 
White