Calcite ("Frog" Twin)

Item Description

A really cool and rarely seen Calcite specimen from Nandan in China. The Chinese dealer who sold me this specimen referred to it as a "frog"-shaped twin, and if you look closely, it truly does resemble the figure of a sitting frog with the legs on the side and the head in the middle. The twin itself along with being doubly-termianted, is VERY gemmy, with a beautiful light golden color and is very aesthetically sitting on the matrix. Tip to tip, the Calcite measures 5.3 cm long. Please note that the matrix is sawed on the bottom, but you can't really tell from the display side. If you're a Calcite collector, or a collector of Chinese minerals, do not miss out on this beauty. Priced at $1500.