Calcite (classic material)

Item Description

A great, old-time, historic cabinets specimen of the iconic Calcites from the famous Stank Mine in Cumbria (Cumberland), England. These piece are regarded among the great old classic Calcites from any world locality, especially England. You will find these piece in every old museum collection around the world, and in private collections as well. They were mined well over 100 years ago, as the mined closed in 1901, and they are rarely seen on the market today. This wonderful cabinet sized specimen is filled with excellent, sharp, well-formed, GEM quality to translucent, colorless scalenohedral crystals measuring up to 2.0 cm, sitting atop the contrasting oxidized brown matrix. There are some visible areas of roughness, but some number of the crystals are in good shape. Pieces like this are highly sought after by Calcite collectors and experienced collectors who appreciate the old European classics. Valued at $2,500.
From the worldwide mineral collection of Rich ("Dick") Hauck of New Jersey. Dick is an avid collector of minerals, books, and mining memorabilia, along with being an accomplished author in the mineral world. Arguably, his greatest claim to fame is being the co-founder of the Sterling Hill Mining Museum in Ogdensburg, NJ. Dick purchased the land on which the Sterling Hill Mine resides in 1988, and the museum has been running strong since.