Mineral: Calcite
Locality: Leiping Mine, Leiping, Guiyang, Chenzhou Prefecture, Hunan Province, China
Dimensions: 18,0 x 10,0 x 13,0 cm

Description: Main crystal size: 7,8 cm White rhombohedral crystals developed on ocher-colored limonite partially imprisoned by the the fomers' growth. The ensemble resembles two parallel Chinese pagodas. MIM number 1240 Photographer: Augustin de Valence (Aïnu)

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