Calcite (fluorescent) Cynthia Payne Coll.

Basalt Quarry, Sambava District, Antsiranana Prov., Madagascar
Miniature, 3.5 x 3.5 x 3.2 cm
Start Time: 06/15/2015 6:30:00 pm (CDT)
End Time: 06/25/2015 6:30:00 pm (CDT)
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Item Description

These striking, complexly twinned Madagascar calcites caused quite a stir, when they came to market in the mid-2000s. This gemmy specimen is composed of at least three twinned crystals. Showy highly representative material from the find. The locality is now considered to be exhausted. YELLOW fluorescence! Ex Cynthia Payne Calcite Collection.

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