Huge Manganoan Calcite (fluorescent)

Dal'negorsk, Primorskiy Kray, Russia
Large Cabinet, 18.2 x 14.0 x 10.4 cm
Start Time: 04/22/2011 7:00:00 pm (CDT)
End Time: 04/28/2011 6:30:00 pm (CDT)
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Item Description

These are HUGE, thin, poker-chip calcites, with a faint pink hue from manganese presence, in a gorgeous interlacing cluster. The piece fluoresces bright orange due to the manganese content. These crystals measure up to over 11 CENTIMETERS across! This specimen was found in the mid-1980s. Valued at $2000 for huge size, rarity and quality.

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