Calcite w/ chlorite phantoms

Irai, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
Small Cabinet, 8.8 x 5.5 x 4.5 cm
Start Time: 03/22/2013 6:30:00 pm (CDT)
End Time: 03/28/2013 6:30:00 pm (CDT)
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Item Description

A sculptural, jackstraw cluster of lustrous, translucent, calcite scalenohedrons with frosted faces and sharp, colorful chlorite phantoms. The two large crystals have contacted/cleaved terminations, probably from contacting the roof of the vug. This remains a showy and colorful example of the combination species. Very little new material has come on to the market recently.

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