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Iceland Spar

ex Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Hofmeister (GER)
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Description
Locality: 
Corumbá, Mato Grosso, Brazil
Class: 
Single Crystal
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
7.5 × 4.8 × 3.8 cm
Weight: 
376.00gr
Description

Optical spar is mostly known from iceland, but is found in deposits worldwide. This very nice example of a cleavage rhombohedron of calcite is an almost textbook example for the typical birefringence. From the Hofmeister collection, originating from Corumbá, Brazil in the 1970/80s, imported by H.R. Becker (pers. comm.).

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Iceland Spar

Variety Of: 

Calcite

Formula: 
CaCO3
Strunz: 
5.AB.05
Hardness: 
3.0
Hardness: 
0.0
Colour: 
Clear

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