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Calcite & Realgar

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Description
Locality: 
Shimen County, Changde, Hunan Province, China (Peoples Republic)
Class: 
Combination
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
9.1 × 6 × 6.1 cm
Description

An out-standing specimen - sharp terminated calcite scalenohedrons with orange colored zonings, which are caused by realgar inclusions. Te texture of the calcite crystals is amazing - seems to consist of razzor sharp horizontal stripes. The particular specimen is famous and published in Berthold Ottens "China"-book.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Calcite

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

Realgar

Formula: 
As4S4
Strunz: 
2.FA.15a
Crystal System: 
Monoclinic
Hardness: 
1.5 - 2.0

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