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Calcite on Quartz

Unknown Owner
Well formed crystals of Calcite on Quartz from the Levant Mine, Pendeen. Pseudohexagonal tabular crystals of Calcite measuring to 1cm are richly inter grown on a single Quartz crystal. The Calcite crystals have central coloured area of light red surrounded by translucent white. Although the Calcite is not formed directly on the Quartz, a thin zone of Goethite/Quartz has covered the Quartz crystal. A characteristic Calcite from the mine

Product details

SizeSmall Cabinet
Dimensions6.0 x 6.0 x 5.7 cm
Added on10/24/2024

Known provenance

DateCollectorAcquisition price
08/2025Unknown Owner$225.00
Crystal ClassicsNot disclosed