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Calcite
- Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Otjikoto Region, Namibia
- Toenail, 3.3 x 2.6 x 2.3 cm
- Start Time: 05/04/2017 6:30:00 pm (CDT)
- End Time: 05/16/2017 6:30:00 pm (CDT)
- Auction Closed
Item Description
A wonderful large thumbnail / toenail sized piece of compressed striated rhombohedra of Calcite with sharp, distinct faces and good internal gemminess when backlit. Beautiful olive green semi-arboresecent growths of Duftite can be seen on all sides. The Calcites have a slight reddish tint from iron oxide inclusions, which gives the piece wonderful character with the red and green set against the Calcites. It's showy, completely all around, and nearly a total "floater", with only one small point of contact that I can see with the naked eye.