Manganoan Calcite (fluorescent) w/ Pyrite (Cynthia Payne Coll.)

Nikolaevskiy Mine, Dal'negorsk, Russia
Small Cabinet, 6.4 x 3.0 x 3.0 cm
Start Time: 12/15/2017 6:45:00 pm (CST)
End Time: 12/21/2017 6:30:15 pm (CST)
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Item Description

An elegant and RARE quality manganoan calcite and pyrite small cabinet combination from the famous Nikolaevskiy Mine at Dal'negorsk. RARE, exceptionally sharp, isolated clusters of tiny, lustrous, brassy, pyrite cubes are beautifully peppered on the sculptural intergrown matrix of both large and small, lustrous, translucent, pastel-pink, flattened manganoan calcite rhombs. The impressive large rhomb on the left is 2.3 cm and this adorable and rare combination is pristine. Dal'negorsk, like Tsumeb, is renowned for calcite diversity and quality and this is a very fine and uncommon in this quality combination example. BRIGHT orange SW fluorescence! Ex Cynthia Payne Calcite Collection.

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