Calcite twins (classic Arizona - fluorescent) Tom Wolfe Coll.

Bruce Shaft, Cypress Mine, Bagdad, Eureka District, Yavapai Co., Arizona
Small Cabinet, 6.0 x 4.0 x 2.1 cm
Start Time: 05/12/2019 6:30:00 pm (CDT)
End Time: 05/16/2019 6:30:00 pm (CDT)
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Item Description

Striking and beautiful, gem colorless calcite crystals cover this impressive, rich small cabinet plate from this former underground Zn-Cu-Ag-Au-Pb-As-Co-Cd mine in the famous Bagdad area. The plate includes scalenohedrons to 1.5 cm and at least 4 superlative butterfly-twins to 1.4 cm. The interior appears to be pristine on this outstanding and rare Arizona 360-degree calcite. Ex Tom Wolfe Calcite Collection and dates to the 1960s to 80s. A MUST for the calcite or Arizona collector. Pink fluorescence.

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