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Large crystal blue marble

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Description

Coarse-grained blue marble. Contains calcite (CaCO₃), inclusions of garnet (grossular), as well as impurities of bornite (purple) and chalcopyrite (yellow). The marble has a multifaceted crystalline form.

Place of origin: Sayak deposit, Sayak-1 quarry. The sample was discovered by the senior geologist of the mine, S. Smigonovsky.

Dating period: не известно
Material: Mineral
Technique: Other
Size: 41 х 14 см.
Category: Archaeology
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