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Manganoan Calcite (fluorescent)
- Huanggang Mine, Hexigten, Inner Mongolia A.R., China
- Miniature, 4.2 x 4.2 x 2.8 cm
- Start Time: 03/22/2013 6:30:00 pm (CDT)
- End Time: 03/28/2013 6:30:00 pm (CDT)
- Auction Closed
Item Description
A striking and aesthetic, bladed, rose bulb-like, manganoan calcite specimen from the recent finds at this remote Chinese mine. Pretty pastel-pink, the lustrous and translucent compound crystal has a bladed lower section (stem) with incredibly dense and unusual looking, stepped-growth faces above. Complete all-around and very nearly pristine, with only a trivial bit of periphery wear on one side. SUPER orange-pink fluorescence! MUCH BETTER IN PERSON!