[Rockhounds] Cactus Calcite

[Earl R. Verbeek]

Hi Larry,

The label on our specimen says only "Santa Eulalia district".  I looked
through our archives and found, as expected, that we do not yet have a
photograph of this specimen, but if you can imagine a green-fluorescent
calcite porcupine, that's about what it's like.  If you picked it up
you'd probably worry both about getting bloody fingers and about
breaking some of the spiky crystals.  This isn't all that unusual for
calcite, though, so I wouldn't doubt the Yerington label just yet.

                  Cheers-   Earl

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[mailto:rockhounds-bounces at lists.drizzle.com] On Behalf Of Lawrence Rush
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Subject: Re: [Rockhounds] Cactus Calcite

Thanks, Earl...it could easily be "Yerington" on the label. Also, it is 
possible they are mis-labeled. Do you know the Mexican locality?

Larry