Calcite

Verchniy mine, Dal'negorsk, Primorskiy Kray, Russia
Small Cabinet, 9.3 x 7.0 x 4.0 cm
Start Time: 04/08/2012 6:30:00 pm (CDT)
End Time: 04/12/2012 6:30:00 pm (CDT)
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Item Description

Glorious, sharp and glassy, calcite scalenohedrons to 3.6 cm form a striking and very sculptural plate. The crystals are water-clear and they are all pristine. This is an outstanding, 360-degree from the mid-1990s finds at the famous Verchniy Mine. Specimens of this top quality and variety help to define Dalnegorsk as one of the great calcite producing localities on earth. Valued at $1500-1750

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