Calcite w/ Malachite (rare Colorado combo) Weaver Coll.

Item Description

Very fine and sculptural small cabinet calcite combination from this less well-known extinct copper mine in Mesa County. A striking 4.1 cm, doubly terminated and twinned, translucent calcite crystal with satin lustre faces is aesthetically set in the middle of the plate covered with tiny sparkly calcite crystals. The primary calcite is artistically flanked by four more calcite crystals, to 3.3 cm. Botryoidal Malachite with blebs of Azurite and iron oxides are colorful and typical accessories, adding character. Ex Gary Weaver Collection and collected by well-known Colorado field collector and dealer Robert Stoufer in 1990. A choice example and seldom on the market