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MRZ308
Calcite After Ikaite "Glendonite"
Kola Peninsula, Russia
Cabinet, 10.3 x 7.7 x 5.9 cm
Ex. Martin Zinn
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This mineralogical oddball actually features 4.5 cm, orange-brown crystals of calcite pseudomorphing a rare calcium carbonate, ikaite, commonly known as "glendonite." Although these oddities are admittedly esoteric and hard to explain, visually they can be spectacular, like this one.

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