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Calcite
- Beckermet Mine, Egremont, West Cumberland Iron Field, North and Western Region (Cumberland), Cumbria, England
- Toenail, 3.3 x 0.8 x 0.7 cm
- Start Time: 02/26/2015 6:45:00 pm (CST)
- End Time: 03/05/2015 6:45:00 pm (CST)
- Auction Closed
Item Description
A fantastic, sharp, GEM quality, colorless, prismatic colorless scalenohedral crystal of Calcite from one of the most famous districts in the world for the species. Calcites from Cumberland are among the most desirable, appreciated and beautiful specimens extant for what is one of the msot common minerals on the planet. This piece has good form, and despite a tiny bit of edgewear where the prism faces meet the pyramid faces, it's in excellent condition overall.