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Red Calcite (2 generations)
- Fengjiashan Mine (Daye Copper mine), Edong Mining District, Daye Co., Huangshi Prefecture, Hubei Province, China
- Small Cabinet, 7.7 x 6.2 x 4.5 cm
- Start Time: 07/07/2011 6:45:00 pm (CDT)
- End Time: 07/14/2011 6:45:00 pm (CDT)
- Auction Closed
Item Description
An aesthetic and unique, "pagoda-style", calcite specimen from a find at the Daye Mine in China from 2006. A group of brownish (iron-coated) sharp, scalenohedra of Calcite which are overgrown by a second generation of Hematite-tinted, compressed, hexagonal crystals of Calcite creating crowns on the first generation of Calcites. The piece is very three-dimensional, and can be displayed from several angles. Beautiful crystallization, color and form, and very little damage all the way around.