Calcite on Fluorite (Marcella Watson Coll.)

Item Description

An incredibly artistic and rare style of calcite on fluorite from the famous mines at Naica. Tiny lustrous dogtooth calcite crystals are dramatically, richly and preferentially festooned on upper surfaces of the tightly intergrown, very glassy, lustrous, transparent to translucent, colorless, stepped fluorite cubes. The calcites look like fantastic spiky snow draped on the fluorite ledges. The fluorite cube interiors are peppered with tiny brassy, sulfide flakes. Combination specimens of this style and quality are RARE from Naica. Ex Marcella Watson Collection.