32748: Aragonite/Calcite replacing
Glauberite - $8 Camp Verde, Camp Verde Mining District, Yavapai County, Arizona Small cabinet - 6.9 x 4.2 x 3.8 cm 84 grams Fluorescent (LW/SW) Specimen status: Available Send an email with specimen number to order A glauberite crystal cluster replaced
by aragonite and/or calcite. (These specimens are
frequently visually identified as one of these species
without any evidence, despite the fact that visual
differentiation is impossible in this case.) Bright white
fluorescence under both longwave and shortwave UV. Note
the rough morphology, which is unusual. The majority of
these specimens offered are usually smooth, with distinct
aragonite/calcite (or even gypsum) crystals invisible. One
incomplete termination reveals the internal crystalline
structure.
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