Ettringite on Calcite (fluor)

Wessels Mine, Hotazel, Kalahari fields, South Africa
Miniature, 3.6 x 2.6 x 1.5 cm
Start Time: 08/09/2010 6:00:00 pm (CDT)
End Time: 08/24/2010 6:00:00 pm (CDT)
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Item Description

Superb combination of rich yellow Ettringite crystals on sharp, slender Calcite crystals. The lustrous Ettringites are translucent to very gemmy and average about .4 cm in length, though the largest is a full 1 cm. The prismatic Calcites are very lustrous, and also tanslucent to gemmy. The Calcites also have excellent, deep orange fluorescence. With such excellent Ettringites covering much of the front and base of the Calcites, yet leaving enough exposed to really appreciate the quality of the Calcites, this is an aesthetic and killer small miniature

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