Cave Aragonite (fluorescent)

Santa Eulalia, Chihuahua, Mexico
Cabinet, 11.1 x 10.0 x 8.6 cm
Start Time: 01/01/2017 10:45:00 am (CST)
End Time: 01/05/2017 6:30:00 pm (CST)
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Item Description

A spectacular large arborescent specimen of snow-white, stalactitic, cave aragonite from a 2010 find at Santa Eulalia. It looks like a white flocked Christmas tree! Two generations of aragonite comprise this very aesthetic 360-degree piece. The earlier generation of elongated branching botryoidal stalactites are fantastically crowned with striking secondary aragonite spikes. Amazing, that such a dense coverage of a soft mineral is in excellent shape. One broken "limb" near the base is out-of-sight in the many beautiful primary display views. One of the best recent finds of aragonite in a while. Neon pastel lime-green fluorescence!

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