Calcite (Kay Robertson Coll.)

Item Description

An aesthetic calcite specimen of two spherical clusters of pearlescent nailhead calcite rhombs jauntily perched on a bit of sulfide matrix. They look like flower bulbs, with the smaller "bulb" paritially opened showing the pretty "petals"! An artistic, exceptional and pristine 360-degree calcite of this style from the famous Herja Mine. Modest pink fluorescence. Ex Kay Robertson Collection # 13091. Kay is a prominent California collector, who specialized in European classics (see the article in the March-April, 2007 Mineralogical Record).