Calcite (classic GEM twin) (151.40 grams)

Item Description

This beloved and historic U.S. locality has produced some of the world's finest Calcite and Fluorite specimens extant. Although there are only a handful of minerals found at the Elmwood Mine, they remain as some the most recognizable crystallized specimens of their respective species extant. This wonderful cabinet piece features large, very sharp, highly lustrous, GEM quality, soft golden colored twinned scalenohedron of Calcite with minor attached matrix. The twin is very well-dfined, as you can see the reentrant angle at the center of the crystal. This piece is in very good shape overall for the size, though one of the terminations has a tiny cleave, and there is a separation mark on the back where it was intergrown with another Calcite at one time. These Calcites are some of the most well-known examples of a species that is found in thousands of world localities. Valued at $1,750 retail. Weight is 151.40 grams.