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Calcite (twinned)
- Frederico Westphalen, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
- Small Cabinet, 8.6 x 8.1 x 4.5 cm
- Start Time: 05/23/2010 6:30:00 pm (CDT)
- End Time: 06/01/2010 6:30:00 pm (CDT)
- Auction Closed
Item Description
This specimen features a rare twinned calcite from Brazil, from this remarkable locality that has produced only a relatively few fine specimens. The "butterfly twins" from here are now highly regarded, and few are available. This is a large one, at 4 cm across at the top. It is complete all around, and very elegantly perched. It is translucent, and transparent in parts as well. A VERY fine Brazilian calcite, quite unlike most Irai area pieces. Valued $400-500