Pentagonite & Pentagonite incl. in Calcite (rare)

Wagholi Quarries, Pune District, Maharashtra, India
Cabinet, 11.2 x 10.8 x 5.3 cm
Start Time: 01/20/2017 6:45:00 pm (CST)
End Time: 01/26/2017 6:30:00 pm (CST)
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Item Description

An elegant and beautifully balanced large combination from the famed Waghoi quarries. A 2.7 cm cluster of neon-blue pentagonite crystals is aesthetically set across from gemmy and lustrous, interpenetrating amber calcite rhombs. A RARE and desirable occurrence is the pentagonite included in the calcite. Both rest on a well-prepared basalt matrix covered with tiny sparkly stilbite crystals. The pentagonite is in great shape. You barely notice that the bottom of the cluster is contacted. The calcites are nearly pristine, with just a couple of spots of modest edge wear. A dramatic, excellent, colorlful and rare combination from this famed locale.

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