Cobalt-bearing Calcite (2 generations)

Item Description

Colorful and sculptural two-generation, two-sided small cabinet cobaltoan calcite from a recent 2018 find at the cave karsts of Wenshan County. A crust of first generation vivid pink spherical aggregates of translucent cobaltoan calcite covers the front of the piece. The sparkly sugary matte luster accents the rippled bladed texture of the intergrown botryoids. A second generation of iron oxide-tinted cobaltoan calcite aesthetically crowns and covers the back of the mounded piece. A very fine and artistic example from the find. The richess of the pink color is noteworthy. Purchased in China, direct from the miners! These are very rare pockets, seldom seen. Probably they actually come from Guangdong and the location is a bit of a fib to hide the true origin - working on that. But they are definitely from southern China.