Calcite

Tieshan Fe-Cu deposit (Daye iron mine), Tieshan District, Huangshi Prefecture, Hubei Province, China
Small Cabinet, 8.4 x 7.1 x 3.4 cm
Start Time: 01/19/2017 6:45:00 pm (CST)
End Time: 01/26/2017 6:45:00 pm (CST)
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Item Description

A 3.6 cm beautiful, sharp, blocky, compressed, scalenohedral, gemmy Calcite crystal is aesthetically set on matrix from a discovery in 2009. The crystal is lustrous and elegant in form. A few separation marks near the base of the Calcite are the only imperfections I can see. A showy and aesthetic display specimen of this find, where the locality in Hubei Province was not divulged for some time. Valued at $500.

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