Calcite (Var: Manganoan Calcite) - Dalnegorsk, Russia

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specimen
Calcite (Var: Manganoan Calcite)
SpeciesSize
CalciteMedium
Comments
Details
ColorsBrown
SizeMedium
Dimensions9.0 x 8.5 x 6.5 cm
Species
Description
I have not seen this style of calcite from Dalnegorsk in awhile...it is older material. This piece features elegantly splayed crystals with pyramidal terminations, on a matrix of coated massive calcite. The color is a very pale pink in person, as shown. At any rate, the isolation of the crystals on this contrasting matrix is really attractive! 9 x 8.5 x 6.5 cm
Origin