Quartz on Calcite

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Quartz on Calcite

Calton Hill quarry, Blackwell in the Peak, Derbyshire, England

Reference: 2473

Calton Hill specimens can be either calcite on quartz or quartz on calcite and this specimen is one of the latter type with hematite spotted quartz crystals sitting attractively on earlier scalenohedral calcite crystals. Nice combinatiuon. Ex. D. Walker-Barker specimen

Formulas: Calcite CaCO₃; Quartz SiO₂

Status: Sold

Dimensions: 62x43x30mm

Size: Small Cabinet (S)