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Calcite ("phantom") (classic material)
- Gemerska Ves, Revuca Co., Banska Bystrica Region, Slovakia
- Toenail, 3.3 x 2.5 x 2.2 cm
- Start Time: 01/24/2013 6:45:00 pm (CST)
- End Time: 01/31/2013 6:45:00 pm (CST)
- Auction Closed
Item Description
A classic and fairly hard to find "phantom" Calcite specimen from the limestone quarry at Gemerska Ves in Slovakia. This piece features a predominant, sharp, gemmy/translucent, soft golden color scalenohedron of Calcite with a notable orange-red "phantom" (probably from some kind of iron-oxide inclusion) aesthetically sitting on limestone matrix. The main Calcite crystal measures 2.1 cm long. Very eye-catching for the material, and a nice toenail display piece for any collector.