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CALCITE #2 Calcite 
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Physical Properties
CaCO3; Hardness 3; Cleavage rhombohedral; hydrochloric acid reaction; white, colorless, pale shades of gray, yellow, red, green, blue; Luster vitreous (glassy). .
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Description
Here we are looking down on top of the calcite to see the rhombohedral cleavage. Note also the white color of this specimen, and its transluscence.
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