7
Manganoan Calcite
A dramatic, 3-dimensional specimen of stacked light-pink, lustrous manganocalcite rhombs radiating upward from the base. The crystals are very sharp and lustrous, and overall this is a very aesthetic specimen with more crystals in one piece than you normally saw of this material when it was coming out in the 1980s-90s. Most specimens are smaller, or just a few crystals in cluster or on ugly matrix. I had always regarded this as one of the great examples of a South African manganocalcite. It came out of the Dr. Ludi von Bezing Collection in around 1999-2000 and remains the best of its type I have seen for sale. STRONGLY fluoresces, bright neon orange!
Unknown Owner
Product details
Species
SizeLarge Cabinet
Dimensions16.0 x 8.0 x 6.0 cm
Locality
Added on10/23/2024
Comments
Known provenance
Unknown date
Unknown Owner
$3,000.00—Species and Locality Wiki Pages
Collectors of Calcite from Wessels Mine
Calcite from South Africa Sales Data
From
To
From
To
Loading sales data...
All Sales
Loading specimens...