Calcite twin (rare style) Cynthia Payne Coll.

Item Description

These limestone quarries are well-known for outstanding calcite specimens and this is a striking and excellent example. A striking, dynamic, two-sided, nest twin is flanked on both sides by smaller twins. Nest twins are the rarest of the four calcite twinning forms. The sharp, very glassy, translucent crystals have waxy luster. The very fine large twin is pristine. Ex Cynthia Payne Calcite Collection and valued by the former dealer at $350. Hard to photograph, this piece is MUCH BETTER IN PERSON!