MUSEUM sized sicoidal Calcite Specimen - Height: 14.4 cm - Width: 13.7 cm- 1437 g - (1)

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Museum-sized sicoidal calcite specimen from Daye Co., Huangshi, Hubei, China; a single floater featuring two overlapping discoidal calcite crystals with glassy luster, good transparency, complex surface textures and a velvety back with chatoyancy, weighing 1437 g and measuring 14.4 × 13.7 × 9.6 cm.

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A beautiful and huge calcite cluster from one of the mines surrounding the city of Daye. Featuring two overlapping discoidal calcite crystals with great glassy luster, good transparency, complex surface textures and a velvety finish on its back that displays some chatoyancy. The piece is a complete floater developed around a matrix fragment, and its composition appears greatly enhanced by the presence of an attached matrix fragment to the left side of the crystal in the back, which probably grew into it after the cluster was dislodged and continued the growth process.

A beautiful and huge calcite cluster from one of the mines surrounding the city of Daye. Featuring two overlapping discoidal calcite crystals with great glassy luster, good transparency, complex surface textures and a velvety finish on its back that displays some chatoyancy. The piece is a complete floater developed around a matrix fragment, and its composition appears greatly enhanced by the presence of an attached matrix fragment to the left side of the crystal in the back, which probably grew into it after the cluster was dislodged and continued the growth process.

Details

Number of objects
1
Main mineral
MUSEUM sized sicoidal Calcite
Mineral form
Specimen
Supplement
no
Weight
1437 g
Origin (region/city)
Daye Co., Huangshi, Hubei
Country of origin
China
Height
14.4 cm
Width
13.7 cm
Depth
9.6 cm
SpainVerified
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Objects sold
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