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DT floater Manganoan Calcite (New Find)
- Huanggang Mine, Hexigten Banner, Ulanhad League, Inner Mongolia A.R., China
- Cabinet, 12.9 x 6.8 x 5.0 cm
- Start Time: 04/12/2012 6:30:00 pm (CDT)
- End Time: 04/19/2012 6:30:00 pm (CDT)
- Auction Closed
Item Description
A striking, large, pretty pastel-pink manganoan calcite crystal from the new find in Inner Mongolia. The lustrous and translucent, blocky crystal is a doubly terminated floater. One termination has a dramatic, sharp groove, that looks manmade, but obviously another sharp, pseudohexagonal calcite crystal once occupied the site. The flat termination is a totally rehealed brake. The 7.5 cm sidecar crystal is also doubly terminated, with the angled end being a rehealed brake. From side to side and end to end this piece real flair and impressive form. Pristine. SUPER orange fluorescence.