Manganoan Calcite w/ Calcite (Karl Warning Coll.)

Item Description

An outstanding and RARE style of 2-generation calcite from the famous Nikolaevskiy Mine. A striking, centrally placed, 5.0 cm, "wet-look", translucent, pretty pastel-pink, manganoan calcite rhomb with striated CURVED faces is dramatically sprinkled and framed with blocky, translucent, near-colorless second generation nailhead calcite rhombs. The sculptural quality of this freestanding specimen is dramatic. Specimens of this variety and form were only available for a short time in the early 1990s and this is a very fine example. Two colors of fluorescence here: vivid orange-pink with the large rhomb; and pink with the smaller crystals. Pristine specimens of this top quality and rare variety help to define Dal'negorsk as one of the great calcite producing localities on earth. Ex Karl Warning Calcite Collection and acquired from Collector's Edge at the Tucson Show on February 12, 1992. This exotic piece is a MUST for the calcite or locality collector. Seldom on the market today.