Calcite

West Cumberland Iron Field, Cumbria, England, UK
Thumbnail, 2.8 x 2.7 x 1.6 cm
Start Time: 03/16/2017 6:45:00 pm (CDT)
End Time: 03/23/2017 6:45:00 pm (CDT)
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Item Description

An attractive display specimen of Calcite from the classic district that provided collectors with some of the most iconic specimens of the species extant. Sharp, lustrous, well-formed, "dogtooth" habit prismatic scalenohedral crystals of Calcite measuring up to 2.1 cm with slight golden colored iron inclusions to create an attractive hue. No real damage that I can see with the naked eye, maybe a tiny contact, but nothing major. Good quality all around and it's so showy and three-dimensional. A good thumbnail of this classic material. This piece came to us from an old East Coast collection labeled simply and "Cumberland".

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