Calcite stalactites (rare - 1970 finds)

Item Description

Rich burnt-orange, beautiful, translucent calcite stalactites with yellow highlights really stand out on this sculptural cutie. The dramatic large stalactite is about 4.5 cm tall. The seven primary stalactites are pristine with most of the broken ones being out-of-sight on the back. Some of the niftiest US calcite stalactites come from this uncommon Montana locale. Old-time material from 1970s finds. Carter County is in extreme southeastern Montana in the Paleozoic sedimentary Williston Basin, an area not known for fine mineral specimens. There is a whole zone of this shale with these concretions and they have "stalactites" like this along with baryte and other minerals. No caverns though...not a cave formation per se. This is an uncommon and excellent example of high quality in a good size.