El Calafate is a city in Patagonia, Argentina. It is situated in the southern border of Lake Argentino, in the Southwest part of the Santa Cruz Province, about 320 km Northwest of Río Gallegos. El Calafate is an important tourist destination as.
Calcite with quartz from Huanggang Mine, Inner Mongolia, China. The pictured specimen is 7cm tall. The quartz at the center of the stacked calcite disks is better exposed in some of the specimens that they have at the show. Photo credit: Jeffrey A. S