Calcite & Pyrite on Goethite

Item Description

Sculptural, impressive and RARE large combination from this well-known Morocco fluorite mine - the El Hammam Mine. A captivating cluster of translucent, ivory-colored, nailhead-spar calcite crystals with satin luster faces is aesthetically set on the striking and rare matrix. The calcites reach 5.7 cm. Remarkable diverging parallel-growth clusters of RARE Goethite botryoids are dramatically peppered with sparkly microcrystalline Pyrite and bundles of a smaller generation of Calcite crystals. Neon-pink LW UV calcite fluorescence. 1226 grams or 2.7 pounds mass. MINDAT does NOT list Goethite for the locale. Ex Kurt Hefendehl Collection, a well-known German collector who amassed a world-wide collection of over 6000 pieces. Extraordinary and highly unusual large combination from the locale. Valued at $1000.