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Cobaltian Calcite
- Bou Azzer, Tazenakht, Ouarzazate Province, Morocco
- Small Cabinet, 7.2 x 4.4 x 3.0 cm
- Start Time: 03/25/2010 7:00:00 pm (CDT)
- End Time: 04/13/2010 7:00:00 pm (CDT)
- Auction Closed
Item Description
The photos say it all. This is a STUNNING, hot pink, neon-colored calcite with glowing color and unusual translucency, from recent finds of the last few years. It is so far above the crowd of "normal quality" that it is like another find altogether, and is gram for gram on eof the finest Moroccan pink calcites I have laid hands on. These are, mark my words, undervalued in our time as they come out. This kind of intense color and luster, combined with translucency, just does not occur so often in any species, and it is gorgeous in a case. This is a stone cold killer, as far as these go, but again should leap out in ANY collection of even far fancier and more expensive minerals.