Calcite on Mimetite (Schlichter Coll.)

Item Description

A rich, showy and large combination specimen from Santa Eulalia, Mexico and the Schlichter Collection. The hefty piece looks like glistening ice cubes covering the lustrous, honey brown-colored mimetite crystals, but are, in fact, pearlescent calcite rhombs. These are often mistakenly thought to come from the Ojuela or San Pedro Corralitos locales. Rich ore. Valued at $300-350.