Unusual Manganoan Calcite (fluorescent)

Item Description

A striking, highly unusual manganoan calcite from the famous Yaogangxian Mine. The impressive, X-shaped, light pastel-pink columns have an unusual morphology. The columns are composed of stacked, tapered, 6-sided, crystals, that look the body of a segmented insect. The columns are capped, pagoda-style, by nifty trigonal, flattened rhombs. Superlative artistic form and pristine. Neon-orange fluorescence!