Aragonite

Item Description

The Aragonite specimens from this locality are iconic, and stand out as some of the most distinctive examples of the species. They have a rare and alluring purple color, along with the beautiful twinned pseudo-hexagonal form that makes for some really attractive specimens. This piece is a 2013 discovery at La Pesquera and is essentially a thin sliced "cross section" of a prismatic crystal group (twinned crystal group) of Aragonite with wonderful light purple exterior sections which grade into a straw yellow coloration in the center. The piece appears to have been cleaned with acid as it has a slightly "waxy" exterior luster which is unusual for the material. Nonetheless, the color, luster and gemminess make it very appealing for such a common species.