Calcite on Basalt

Montalto Di Castro, Lazio, Italy
Small Cabinet, 8.8 x 5.8 x 3.1 cm
Start Time: 03/12/2009 8:15:00 pm (CDT)
End Time: 03/19/2009 8:15:00 pm (CDT)
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Item Description

A rare specimen of Italian botryoidal calcite, actually quite aesthetic in addition to being uncommon! Several dozen translucent yellow balls are set against dark volcanic basalt. From Monalto di Castro, about 90 km northwest of Rome.

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