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Calcite

Unknown Owner
From the famous find at this locality in the late 1990s, lustrous and gemmy deep red twinned crystals of calcite measuring to 3.0 cm in size scattered across a matrix that is covered with small needlelike crystals of calcite. This is in really good condition. There are many twinned crystals on this piece.

Product details

Species
CalciteAbout Calcite →
SizeCabinet
Dimensions12.0 x 11.0 x 5.5 cm
Added on01/27/2026
Locality
China, Hunan, Leiping MineRegional guide →

Known provenance

DateCollectorAcquisition price
01/2026Unknown Owner$555.00
—Weinrich MineralsNot disclosed

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Calcite
Mineral guide
Learn about Calcite
diverse shapes, colors, and optical quirks; widely available yet scarce elite pieces from Elmwood and Charcas drive collecting value and display.
Calcite
Regional guide
Calcite from Leiping Mine, China
from Leiping Mine, in the Leiping area of Guiyang County, Chenzhou, Hunan, is one of the unmistakable modern Chinese calcite styles: lustrous, sharp, often translucent to gemmy crystals animated by warm iron-oxide and hematite color. The best specimens do not rely on size alone. They have architecture—wing-like twins, stacked rhombs, spiky scalenohedral sprays, and multi-generation crystals where clear late calcite wraps or caps an older, rust-red included core.