Calcite with Phantoms (Specimen #300015)

Mineral(s): Calcite 

Location: Road Cut, Trans Canada Highway, Municipality of Corner Brook, Newfoundland & Labrador 

Size: 7.0 X 2.9 X 2.9 cm  

Description: A fantastic cluster of terminated ‘dogtooth’ calcite crystal from a unique Newfoundland location. The crystals exhibit two generations of calcite overgrowth, inclusions and hematite phantom zones. The crystals are translucent to transparent in some areas of the crystal. There are growth striations on a contact at the base of the cluster. Two crystals have minimal bruising and the specimen is one of several removed from a clay pocket that included a large single crystal (17.5 cm) that has been acquired by the Canadian Museum of Nature in Ottawa. It is anticipated that there will be no further specimens from this locale.