Calcite (two generations - multicolor)

Item Description

An attractive large cabinet display specimen from Moscona featuring very sharp, lustrous, off-white colored rhombic scalenohedra of Calcite measuring up to 3.7 cm which are sitting on an earlier generation of "dogtooth"-shaped Calcites showing notably red "phantom" interiors sitting on matrix. I don't know if the Calcites have some kind of iron-oxide inclusions, or if they have overgrown a preexisting reddish mineral. The large off-white crystals have a pseudo-scepter effect and a very pleasing formation. The piece is in great shape overall, with only minor blemishes A worthwhile and aesthetic showcase specimen from this well known Fluorite producing district. Priced at $3,000 retail in the inventory.