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Calcite

Unknown Owner
Choice lustrous twinned crystals of calcite coming off matrix. In good condition.The Leiping Mine in Hunan Province, China is a polymetallic mining locality known for the production of lead, zinc, and other base metals. The deposit occurs in hydrothermal veins and replacement bodies hosted in carbonate rocks. Mining activity in the district expanded during the late 20th century and produced a variety of mineral specimens. The locality is also known among collectors for minerals such as fluorite, calcite, and sulfide species from this mining district. Calcite twins such as this example were collected in the late 1990's.

Product details

Species
CalciteAbout Calcite →
SizeMiniature
Dimensions4.0 x 3.0 x 1.0 cm
Added on03/12/2026
Locality
China, Hunan, Leiping MineRegional guide →

Known provenance

DateCollectorAcquisition price
—Unknown Owner$40.00
—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.