Calcite w/ Realgar (rare - old)

Item Description

Stacked clusters of lustrous, translucent, grayish-white, pokerchip calcite rhombs are festooned on this excellent old-timer from St. Andreasberg. A RARE accessory are the blood-red coatings of realgar preferentially deposited on some of the rhombs. Classic and rare combination material from this historic locale. The back is also crystallized with much smaller crystals. From an old museum collection.