Calcite replaced by sand (Ref: TPM76AO0)
Rattlesnake Butte, Jackson County, South Dakota USA
93mm x 67mm x 45mm
minID: 98D-FDQ
Group of crystals, with one of them clearly dominant and all of them doubly terminated, totally occupied by inclusions of sand. They are formed by a prism with curved edges and a poorly defined terminal rhombohedron. An American classic which it is currently very difficult to obtain in good specimens as the area in which they were found has been declared a National Park.Rattlesnake Butte, Jackson County, South Dakota USA
Specimen size: 9.3 × 6.7 × 4.5 cm = 3.66” × 2.64” × 1.77”
Main crystal size: 7.6 × 3 cm = 2.99” × 1.18”
From: Fabre Minerals
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