Calcite (iron-included)

Fengjiashan Mine, Daye Co., Huangshi Prefecture, Hubei Province, China
Small Cabinet, 7.8 x 4.3 x 4.2 cm
Start Time: 02/16/2017 6:45:00 pm (CST)
End Time: 02/23/2017 6:45:00 pm (CST)
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Item Description

A beautiful small cabinet display specimen featuring a sharp, scalenohedral, translucent Calcite crystal which grades in color variation from nearly colorless to a reddish-brown hue (iron included) with smaller Calcite crystals with Pyrite matrix. The main Calcite measures 6.3 cm across. The crystal is a twin, nearly damage free, with only a tiny bit of edge wear along periphery where it was removed from pocket wall. A nice and eye-catching specimen of this find, where the locality in Hubei Province was not divulged for some time. Priced at $850

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