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LARGE MINERAL SPECIMEN OF FLUORESCENT CALCITE RHOMB. FROM LINCOLN CO., NEVADA
$ 11.61
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Description
THIS IS A LARGE SPECIMEN OFRHOMBOHEDRAL CALCITE.
IT IS FROM THE
700 LEVEL, BLACK METALS MINE, BRISTOL-JACKRABBIT DISTRICT, LINCOLN CO., NEVADA
THE SPECIMEN IS
APPROXIMATELY 11 X 8 X 4 cm
. AND IT
WEIGHS 526.8 gm.
THE CALCITE IS PARTIALLY IMPREGNATED AND ZONED WITH MANGANESE OXIDES. THE WHITE CALCITE
FLUORESCES A RED-PINK COLOR UNDER SHORT-WAVE ULTRAVIOLET LIGHT
. THE MANGANESE IMPREGNATED CALCITE OFTEN CONTAIN AN UNKNOWN SILVER MINERAL. THIS WAS A VERY RICH MINE THAT OPERATED IN THE FIRST HALF OF THE 20TH CENTURY AND PRODUCED LEAD, SILVER AND MANGANESE. IT WAS COLLECTED IN 1997. SEE PICTURES. I WILL COMBINE SHIPPING WHEN POSSIBLE. THANKS FOR LOOKING.