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Calcite

Dimensions: 10.4 x 11.4 x 7.1cm Location: Leiping Mine, Guiyang Co., Chenzhou, Hunan Province, China A beautiful, complete and perfect sheaf of scepter calcites, it offers an unusual aesthetic and remarkable crystallography. The crystals have a very silky luster with slight blue-grey nuances at their ends. Last piece available from this discovery from the years 2008/2010. Dimensions without the acrylic base, which is supplied with the mineralogical specimen. The mineral is not glued to the base (flexible mastic).

Product details

SpeciesCalcite
SizeCabinet
Dimensions10.4 x 11.4 x 7.1 cm
Added on05/08/2026
LocalityChina, Hunan, Leiping Mine
Current owner
BG
Barras Gautier Minéraux
Member since 2026

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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.
Locality guide
Leiping Mine
A collector's guide to Leiping Mine, China: its geology, mining history and notable minerals, illustrated with the 63 specimens documented from this locality on EarthWonders.