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Manganoan Calcite (super fluorescence) Zukowski Coll.
- Manaoshan Mine, Chenzhou Prefecture, Hunan Province, China
- Cabinet, 10.2 x 6.5 x 5.4 cm
- Start Time: 01/20/2011 6:45:00 pm (CST)
- End Time: 01/27/2011 6:30:00 pm (CST)
- Auction Closed
Item Description
A showy CABINET specimen of piled-up towers of pink pagoda calcite from a small find about four years ago. The delicate pastel pink color is from manganese content. These crystal towers are made up of many individual, flat pyramidal crystals that grow atop one another. The towers have grown as high as 2 cm above the matrix. Excellnet highly representative material from this less well-known Chinese locale. SUPER neon-orange fluorescence!