Calcite, Hematite

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A bizarre, but very fine, two-sided calcite specimen from recent finds at the Fengjiashan Mine of China. A stout, stepped-growth calcite scalenohedron is partially encased at the base with platy hematite. The front of the piece features a hodgepodge of sharp, highly lustrous, hematite-tinted, hexagonal, "poker chip" style calcite crystals. The poker chips on the back of the piece are un-tinted, have very interesting parallel-growth and look like the "pagoda style" calcites that have recently come from this well-known locale. Complete-all-around and essentially pristine. A fascinating, two-sided Chinese calcite.