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"Pumpkin" Calcite (NEW FIND)
- Daye County, Huangshi, Hubei, China
- Small Cabinet, 6.4 x 5.7 x 3.0 cm
- Start Time: 11/16/2019 6:30:00 pm (CST)
- End Time: 11/21/2019 6:30:00 pm (CST)
- Auction Closed
Item Description
Very pleasing and unusual rich color calcite, that we call "pumpkin orange", from a NEW, late 2018 find in Daye County. This is a dramatic and sculptural two generation small cabinet calcite. The 3-dimensional blocky crust of larger first generation, sharp, lustrous, translucent, dogtooth calcite crystals, to about 1.8 cm, is strikingly overgrown with a myriad of smaller dogtooth rhombs. Daye County is well-known for outstanding calcite specimens and this is an exceptional, uncommon color and style 360-degree specimen. The interior is pristine and the modest bit of periphery wear, mostly on one side and end is certainly only a minor detraction. Choice 2-generation calcite from the limited find.
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