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Calcite - Chalcopyrite

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Dimensions: 4.8 x 4 x 5cm Location: Sweetwater Mine, Ellington, Reynolds Co., Missouri, USA Superb little piece from Missouri, perfect and aesthetic. The calcites are a lovely color, very luminous, with a beautiful luster, harmoniously arranged on their matrix of crystallized Pyrite/Chalcopyrite. Dimensions without the acrylic base, which is supplied with the mineralogical specimen. The mineral is not glued to the base (flexible sealant).

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SizeMiniature
Dimensions4.8 x 4.0 x 5.0 cm
Added on05/08/2026
Current owner
Unknown Owner
Acquired
May 2026
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DateCollectorAcquisition price
—Barras Gautier MinérauxNot 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 Sweetwater Mine
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Locality guide
Sweetwater Mine
Sweetwater Mine, Missouri: a Viburnum Trend locality famed for sculptural calcite prisms, brassy chalcopyrite, and lead-gray galena, prized by collectors.