Druse, on matrix, of complex, twinned Calcite crystals with the dominant faces of a scalenohedron, a prism and a terminal rhombohedron. The crystals are lustrous and transparent and have an intense and uniform yellow color. As in so many specimens in this collection, the sample is of great quality for the locality.
La Sambre Quarry, Landelies, Montigny-le-Tilleul, Hainaut Province, Wallonia Region Belgium
Specimen size: 9.8 × 7.9 × 6.1 cm = 3.86” × 3.11” × 2.40”
Main crystal size: 4.1 × 2.7 cm = 1.61” × 1.06”
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