Phantom Calcite from Racine WI

fuss

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I bought this one, I like local stuff. It came from the Vulcan quarry in Racine WI. The gray phantom part is supposedly Marcasite.

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phantom calcite with marcasite.jpg
 

DDancer

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Put a microscope on the grey bits and you may see the Marcasite crystals, I can see the specks that make the coloration. Nice phantoms.
 

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