Calcite (Dt) With Copper Inclusions
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Certainly, the famous Calcites with Copper are among the most coveted of all Michigan specimens. This thumbnail has so much going for it: color, rich inclusions, perfect shape, and luster. The Calcite itself is gemmy and doubly-terminated, and it is so rich with Copper that it takes on an unusually dark copper-red color hue, only rarely seen (I grew up near there and have seen only a handful of such "red calcites" in my life). This is really quite a choice specimen with excellent aesthetics. Overall, it must be the best such calcite thumbnail for my tastes, that I can recall. It has form, symmetry, color, luster, unusual qualities in the inclusions, and it just lights up in a display case like a little jewel.
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Known provenance
| Date | Collector | Acquisition price |
|---|---|---|
| 08/2024 | Unknown Owner | Not disclosed |
| — | The Arkenstone | Not disclosed |
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native copper with spinel-twinned crystals and arborescences; notable from Lake Superior, Itauz, Dongchuan, Corocoro, prized for color and localities.Regional guide
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