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Name of the Mineral
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Calcite
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Chemical formula
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CaCO3
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Length/Longest Diameter (cm)
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L:10, H:4, W:6
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Description (Colour, habit, form, hardness, lustre,Streak, feel,Twinning, Cleavage, Fracture any special property)
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In acute Scalenohedral crystals, Colourless, Twinning common by four twin laws, Perfect cleavage on three directions with angle of 74° 55', conchoidal fracture, brittle tenacity, vitreous lustre, pearly on cleavage surfaces, soluble in dilute acids, May fluoresce red, blue, yellow, and other colors under either SW and LW UV; phosphorescent.
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Class
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Carbonates, Nitrates, Borates
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Sub-class
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Carbonates
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Associated minerals/rock
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on Quartz with Galena
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Locality
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Aadreasberg, Harz
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State/Country
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Germany
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Photo Link
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CHQ_CCU_GSI_MUS_0677
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Date of Photography
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12/16/2016
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Calcite
Calcite belongs to Rocks and Minerals Gallery