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Calcite on Amethyst (rare) Stoudt Coll.
- San Vicente Mine, Guanajuato, Guanajauto, Mexico
- Small Cabinet, 8.5 x 7.5 x 4.5 cm
- Start Time: 06/11/2011 6:30:00 pm (CDT)
- End Time: 06/16/2011 6:30:00 pm (CDT)
- Auction Closed
Item Description
A striking specimen from the less well-known San Vicente Mine at Guanajuato, Mexico. The mounded, banded, amethyst crystal matrix is festooned with very striking, layered, "sandwich style", poker-chip calcite crystals to 1.9 cm and sprays of calcite needles. The poker-chip crystals are coated with a druse of secondary calcite, giving them an interesting sugary appearance. The calcite crystals also look wheat sheave bundles tied with brown rope. This is a very fine and rare combination specimen from this historic locale. Ex David Stoudt Collection.