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Calcite (Twinned) With Hematite

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There have been many hundreds of these calcite specimens sold over the years, and it is a classic style I recall always wanting when I was a young (calcite) collector. They came out, I am told, in the late 1960s and early 1970s. They are composed of SHARP calcite twins, featuring two separate generations of calcite, to some degree included with hematite. But this is one of the finest I have seen. Three razor-sharp, lustrous and translucent calcite crystals, to 6.8 cm in length, are centrally displayed. They have hematite inclusions inside, exhibiting clear color zoning where you see red phantoms as a result. They are partially covered by a second generation of lustrous and translucent, amber colored calcite, intricately intergrown with the reddish crystals. A wonderfully colorful and complexly-crystallized calcite specimen, tis is just a superb example of a very unique style to this one locality.